bigha en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali বিঘা (bigha).
Meanings
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(Bangladesh, India) A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.
Colonel Watson had, within a brick wall, at least four hundred begahs of land, which the East India Company had executed a grant of to him to construct docks […] .
1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 208
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beegha | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bega | alternative | lexicographic | |
| biggah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bigah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bighas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| beegah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| begah | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
as বিঘা (land measure unit)