বাঙ্গনা
Middle Assamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Early Assamese *বাইঙ্গনা (baiṅgona), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 (*vāiṃgaṇa), from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit ৱাতিঙ্গণ (vātiṅgaṇa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wātinganas. Cognate with ancestral Bengali বাগন (bagon) (modern Bengali বেগুন (begun)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
বাঙ্গনা (baṅgona)
- brinjal, eggplant, aubergine
- 17th or 16th century, ?, Ghora Nidan :
- গৰু ধুয়া বাঙ্গনা
- goru dhua baṅgona
- Brinjal used for washing cattle (The dry brinjal used for pelting at the cattle after washing and bathing them on the Sot bihu day.)
- গৰু ধুয়া বাঙ্গনা
Derived terms edit
- ভোট বাঙ্গনা (bhüt baṅgona)
- ভোলা বাঙ্গনা (bhüla baṅgona)
Descendants edit
- Assamese: বেঙেনা (beṅena)