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bangle en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [ˈbæŋ.ɡl̩] without æ-raising
  • /ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/ without æ-raising
  • [ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡl̩] æ-raising
  • [ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡl̩] æ-raising
  • /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/ æ-raising
  • /ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/ æ-raising

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बंग्ली (baṅglī, “glass bracelet”).

Meanings

  1. A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
    • Mrs. MacAndrew smoothed down the lap of her gown, and gold bangles fell over her wrists. 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “ch. 15”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bangles Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

bangleless · rosary bangle · bicep bangle

Translations (43)

ta வளையல் (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · ta காப்பு (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · cs nákotník (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · bn চুড়ি (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · de Armspange (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · es brazalete (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · te గాజు (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · ota بلازك (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · tr halhal (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · fi rengas (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · cmn 手鐲 /手镯 (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · hi कंगन (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · de Armreif (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · gu બંગડી (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · ur چوڑی (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · it cerchietto (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · pa ਵੰਗ (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · pa وَن٘گ (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · mr बांगडी (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · ja バングル (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · fa النگو (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · it braccialetto (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · ota خلخال (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · tr bilezik (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · ur کنگَن (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · ne चुरा (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · sw bangili (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · bho चूड़ी (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · es pulsera (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · de Armreifen (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · es esclava (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · ml വള (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · ka სამაჯური (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · hi चूड़ी (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · hi बंग्ली (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · it braccialetto da schiava (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · ar بُنْجَرة (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · cs náramek (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · mk белегзија (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · as খাৰু (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · kn ಬಳೆ (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · ru брасле́т (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp) · de Armring (a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp)

bangle en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [ˈbæŋ.ɡl̩] without æ-raising
  • /ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/ without æ-raising
  • [ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡl̩] æ-raising
  • [ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡl̩] æ-raising
  • /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/ æ-raising
  • /ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/ æ-raising

Etymology

Unknown, yet probably from bang + -le (frequentative suffix).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) to beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.
  2. (dialectal, obsolete) to waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away).
    • If we bangle away the legacy of peace left us by Christ, it is a sign of our want of regard for him. — Duty of Man.
    • Thus betwixt hope and fear, suspicions, angers […] betwixt falling in, falling out, etc., we bangle away our best days, befool out our times […]. , New York Review Books 2001, p.273
  3. (intransitive) (falconry) to beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.
  4. (intransitive) to flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bangled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bangled Tense=Past lexicographic
bangles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bangling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

bangle ear

bangle en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [ˈbæŋ.ɡl̩] without æ-raising
  • /ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/ without æ-raising
  • [ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡl̩] æ-raising
  • [ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡl̩] æ-raising
  • /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/ æ-raising
  • /ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/ æ-raising

Etymology

Apparently from bang (verb) + -le (instrumental suffix), perhaps ultimately connected with Proto-Germanic *bangilaz. Compare Dutch bengel, German Bengel.

Meanings

  1. (dialectal) The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bangles Number=Plur lexicographic