ਬੇਗਾਨਾ

See also: ਬਿਗਾਨਾ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

ਬਿਗਾਨਾ (bigānā, “strange, odd, unrelated, alien”)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (bēgāna). Compare Old Hindi बेगांनां (begā̃nā̃).

Adjective

ਬੇਗਾਨਾ (begānā)

strange, odd, alien

Descendants

Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਬਿਗਾਨਾ (bigānā)

Shahmukhi script: بِگانہ (bigānh)

Further reading

Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਬੇਗਾਨਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 217.
“ਬੇਗਾਨਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024

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