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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀓 (vaṃka), from Sanskrit वङ्क (vaṅka). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Adjective
बाँका • (bā̃kā)
- crooked, bent, curved, awry
- Synonyms: टेढ़ा (ṭeṛhā), वक्र (vakra), तिरछा (tirchā)
2008, Jainendra Kumar, “साहित्य का श्रेय और प्रेय”, in Nirmala Jain, editor, जैनेन्द्र रचनावली, volume 9, Bharatiya Jnanpith, →ISBN, page 228:बालक धूप का आदी है, लेकिन आसमान में सतरंगी धनुष को खिंचा देखकर वह एकाएक किलकारी मार उठता है। देखते-देखते वह धनुष मिट जाता है और वह बिचारा आस लगाता है कि कब वही बाँकी सतरंगी कमान फिर देखने को मिलेगी।- bālak dhūp kā ādī hai, lekin āsmān mẽ satraṅgī dhanuṣ ko khiñcā dekhkar vah ekāek kilkārī mār uṭhtā hai. dekhte-dekhte vah dhanuṣ miṭ jātā hai aur vah bicārā ās lagātā hai ki kab vahī bā̃kī satraṅgī kamān phir dekhne ko milegī.
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- oblique
- Synonym: तिरछा (tirchā)
- foppish, dandy, showy
- Synonym: छैला (chailā)
Declension
Declension of बाँका (ā-stem)
Derived terms
Noun
बाँका • (bā̃kā) m
- fop, dandy
- hook (to cut bamboos, canes etc.)
Declension
Declension of बाँका (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
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