बगला
See also: बंगला, बंगाली, and बंग्ली
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi बगुला (bagulā), derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀕 (baga), from Sanskrit बक (baka). Cognate with Assamese বগলী (bogoli).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bəɡ.lɑː/, [bəɡ.l̪äː]
Noun
बगला • (baglā) m (Urdu spelling بگلا)
- heron
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- बगुला (bagulā)
References
- Misra, Bal Govind (1967) Historical Phonology of Modern Standard Hindi: Proto-Indo-European to the Present, Cornell University, page 221