ਬੇਗਾਨਾ

See also: ਬਿਗਾਨਾ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਬਿਗਾਨਾ (bigānā, “strange, odd, unrelated, alien”)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگانه (bēgāna). Compare Old Hindi बेगांनां (begā̃nā̃).

Adjective

ਬੇਗਾਨਾ (begānā)

1. strange, odd, alien

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਬਿਗਾਨਾ (bigānā)

  Shahmukhi script: بِگانہ (bigānh)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਬੇਗਾਨਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 217.
• “ਬੇਗਾਨਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024