Etymology

bangle

ban·gle
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Today it means: A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp. Full definition →

Hindi बंग्ली
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bangle · noun1

  1. Hindi · borrowed fromबंग्ली“glass bracelet”
  2. English todaybangle

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

bangle · verb2

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

bangle · noun3

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*bangilaz
  2. English todaybangle

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

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