"dighi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪɡi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-dighi.wav Forms: dighis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali দিঘি (dighi, “pond”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|bn|দিঘি||pond}} Borrowed from Bengali দিঘি (dighi, “pond”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dighi (plural dighis)
  1. (Bangladesh, West Bengal) A large (often manmade) pond. Tags: Bangladesh, West-Bengal

Inflected forms

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