बंजर

बंजर

Hindi

Etymology

Dasa claims वन (van, “forest”) +‎ उजड़ (ujaṛ, “to be ruined”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəɲ.d͡ʒəɾ/

Adjective

बंजर • (bañjar)

1. barren, infertile (of land)

   Antonym: उपजाऊ (upjāū)

Noun

बंजर • (bañjar) m

1. wasteland, desolate land
2. (agriculture) fallow field

Declension

Declension of बंजर
	Singular	Plural
Direct	बंजर (bañjar)	बंजर (bañjar)
Oblique	बंजर (bañjar)	बंजरों (bañjrõ)
Vocative	बंजर (bañjar)	बंजरो (bañjro)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बंजर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “बंजर”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.