বেঙ্গনা
Middle Assamese
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editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editবেঙ্গনা (beṅgona)
- brinjal, eggplant, aubergine
- 17th or 16th century, ?, Ghora Nidan :
- বেঙ্গনা কলিয়া
- beṅgona kolia
- Black/dark similar to the colour of brinjal
- বেঙ্গনা কলিয়া
Derived terms
edit- বেঙ্গনা কলিয়া (beṅgona kolia)
Descendants
edit- Assamese: বেঙেনা (beṅena)
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- Middle Assamese terms derived from Ashokan Prakrit
- Middle Assamese terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Middle Assamese terms derived from Sanskrit
- Middle Assamese terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Middle Assamese terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
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