Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀬𑀕𑁆𑀦 (*bhiyagna), past participle of *𑀪𑀺𑀬𑀜𑁆𑀚𑀢𑀺 (*bhiyañjati). Related to Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀬𑀚𑁆𑀬𑀢𑁂 (*bhiyajyate), Sanskrit अञ्ज् (añj, to anoint).[1]

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Adjective

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भीगा (bhīgā) (Urdu spelling بھیگا)

  1. wet, water-soaked
    Synonym: गीला (gīlā)

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhiyagna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press