बंजर

Hindi

Etymology

Dasa claims वन (van, “forest”) +‎ उजड़ (ujaṛ, “to be ruined”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəɲ.d͡ʒəɾ/

Adjective

बंजर • (bañjar)

  1. barren, infertile (of land)
    Antonym: उपजाऊ (upjāū)

Noun

बंजर • (bañjar) m

  1. wasteland, desolate land
  2. (agriculture) fallow field

Declension
Declension of बंजर
Singular Plural
Direct बंजर (bañjar) बंजर (bañjar)
Oblique बंजर (bañjar) बंजरों (bañjrõ)
Vocative बंजर (bañjar) बंजरो (bañjro)

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बंजर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “बंजर”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
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