Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bigha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
bigha
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Indian usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali বিঘা (bigha).

Usage

Inflected Forms

bighas (plural) beegah (alternative) beegha (alternative) bega (alternative) begah (alternative) bigah (alternative) biggah (alternative)

Questions

What does bigha mean?
A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre.
Where does bigha come from?
Borrowed from Bengali বিঘা (bigha).

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