Etymology

belna

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Today it means: A press or mill, particularly one used for grinding sugar cane. Full definition →

Hindi बेलना ← Punjabi ਬੇਲਣਾ ← Guyanese Creole English belna
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  1. Mauritian Creole · borrowed frombelna
  2. Guyanese Creole English · borrowed frombelna
  3. Punjabi · borrowed fromਬੇਲਣਾ
  4. Hindi · borrowed fromबेलना
  5. English todaybelna

Borrowed from Hindi बेलना (belnā), Punjabi ਬੇਲਣਾ (belṇā), Guyanese Creole English belna and Mauritian Creole belna. First attested in 1868.

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