bangar
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi बांगर (bāṅgar).
Noun
bangar (plural bangars)
- (India) A less fertile alluvial soil located above flood level.
- Coordinate term: khadir
Alternative forms
- bangur, bhangar
Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋ(ə)qəʀ (“rotten smell; stench”) (cf. Cebuano bang-og (“smell of feces or flatulence”), Malay bangar (“putrid”)), from Proto-Austronesian *baŋ(ə)qəʀ.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧ngar
- IPA(key): /baˈŋaɾ/, [bɐˈŋaɾ]
Noun
bangár
- Java olive tree, Sterculia foetida
Derived terms
- Bangar (“municipality in La Union, Philippines”)
Swedish
Verb
bangar
- present tense of banga.