Etymology

baingan

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Today it means: An eggplant; a brinjal. Full definition →

Hindi बैंगन
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromबैंगन“eggplant”
  2. English todaybaingan

From Hindi बैंगन (baiṅgan, “eggplant”).

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