बाँकी

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَاقٍ (bāqin), from the root ب ق ي (b q y).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bä̃ki]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बाँकि

Adjective

बाँकी • (bā̃kī)

1. remaining, leftover
2. extra

Noun

बाँकी • (bā̃kī)

1. remainder
2. excess
3. balance

References

• “बाँकी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बाँकी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar