बगुला bagulā
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
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- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Heron.
Usual translation
- stork
Origin of the definition
बगला bagalā bagla: (nm) a heron; —भगत a hypocrite, dissembler, simulator, sailing under false colours, impostor.
बगला baglā [cf. baka-], m. 1. heron. 2. ? crane. — बगला-भगत, m. false devotee, hypocrite (one whose behaviour suggests that of the heron, which stands motionless, as if performing devotions, until its prey comes within reach).
H بگلا बगला baglā, बगुला bagulā, buglā [S. वकोट; or S. वक+H. dim. aff. lā], s.m. Heron; crane, Ardea torra and putea (in Bengal usually called, by Europeans, 'the paddy-bird,' because of its being commonly found in rice fields): — baglā-bhagat, s.m. False devotee (one whose acts or observances are like those of a crane), hypocrite (syn. kapṭī), pretender; cunning, artful fellow (syn. makkār).
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
94 occurrences
In 51 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
21 occurrences
In 15 on 1112 murlis
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- Friday 1 January 2021
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