बगला

See also: बंगला, बंगाली, and बंग्ली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi बगुला (bagulā), derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀕 (baga), from Sanskrit बक (baka). Cognate with Assamese বগলী (bogoli).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bəɡ.lɑː/, [bɐɡ.läː]

Noun

बगला • (baglā) m (Urdu spelling بگلا)

1. heron

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• बगुला (bagulā)

References

• Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 221