बीघा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀳 (viggaha), from Sanskrit विग्रह (vigraha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /biː.ɡʱɑː/, [biː.ɡʱäː]

Noun

बीघा • (bīghā) m (Urdu spelling بیگھہ)

1. bigha, a measure of land area usually standardized to ⁵⁄₈ acre

Declension

Declension of बीघा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बीघा bīghā	बीघे bīghe
oblique	बीघे bīghe	बीघों bīghõ
vocative	बीघे bīghe	बीघो bīgho

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vigraha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press