ਬੇਗਾਨਾ

See also: ਬਿਗਾਨਾ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگانه (bēgāna). Compare Old Hindi बेगांनां (begā̃nā̃).

Adjective

ਬੇਗਾਨਾ (begānā)

  1. strange, odd, alien

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਬਿਗਾਨਾ (bigānā)
    Shahmukhi script: بِگانہ (bigānh)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਬੇਗਾਨਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 217
  • “ਬੇਗਾਨਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
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