Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bajra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: ba-jra
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum).

Indian usage; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of budgerow.

Example Sentences

"When food was scarce, the children would subsist on a lump of jaggery and one bajra roti each."
"...bahlis, chakras, bullock-carts, dolis, tattus, palkis, miyanas, kharkharinas, bajras and chaupalas, were the common vehicles."

Etymology

From Hindi बाजरा (bājrā). Compare bajri from Gujarati બાજરી (bājrī).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: बाजरा, બાજરી

Usage

Inflected Forms

bajre (alternative) bajree (alternative) bajri (alternative) bajury (alternative) bajras (plural)

Questions

What does bajra mean?: Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum).
Where does bajra come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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