"dighi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪɡi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-dighi.wav [US] Forms: dighis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali দিঘি (dighi, “pond”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|bn|দিঘি||pond|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Bengali দিঘি (dighi, “pond”), {{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: West-Bengal
    Sense id: en-dighi-en-noun-qjT4bMlJ Categories (other): Bangladeshi English, English entries with incorrect language header, West Bengal English

Inflected forms

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