bigha

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noun

A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.

OriginBengali বিঘা →
First used 18th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nounbigha (plural bighas)

plural bighas · alternative beegah · alternative beegha · alternative bega · alternative begah · alternative bigah · alternative biggah

  1. BangladeshIndiaA measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.First known use 18th c.

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
acre

Origin

  1. Bengaliবিঘা
  2. Englishbigha

Borrowed from Bengali বিঘা (bigha).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Habigbhiga
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