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Meaning of "bangle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BANGLE

From Hindi bangrī.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BANGLE

bangle  [ˈbæŋɡəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BANGLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bangle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BANGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bangle

Bangle

Bangles are traditional ornaments worn mostly by South Asian women in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is a common tradition to see a new bride wearing glass bangles at her wedding and the honeymoon will end when the last bangle breaks. Bangles also have a very traditional value in Hinduism and it is considered inauspicious to be bare armed for a married woman. Toddler to older woman could wear bangles based on the type of bangles. Bangles made of gold or silver are preferred for toddlers. Some men wear a single bangle on the arm or wrist called kada or kara. In Sikhism, the father of a Sikh bride will give the groom a gold ring, a kara, and a mohra. Chooda is a kind of bangle that is worn by Punjabi women on her wedding day. It is a set of white and red bangles with stone work. According to tradition, a woman is not supposed to buy the bangles she will wear. Moradabad is India's largest producer of bangles.

Definition of bangle in the English dictionary

The definition of bangle in the dictionary is a bracelet, usually without a clasp, often worn high up round the arm or sometimes round the ankle. Other definition of bangle is a disc or charm hanging from a bracelet, necklace, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BANGLE


angle
ˈæŋɡəl
dangle
ˈdæŋɡəl
disentangle
ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl
entangle
ɪnˈtæŋɡəl
galangal
ɡəˈlæŋɡəl
jangle
ˈdʒæŋɡəl
mangel
ˈmæŋɡəl
mangle
ˈmæŋɡəl
pentangle
ˈpɛnˌtæŋɡəl
quadrangle
ˈkwɒdˌræŋɡəl
rectangle
ˈrɛkˌtæŋɡəl
spangle
ˈspæŋɡəl
strangle
ˈstræŋɡəl
tangle
ˈtæŋɡəl
trangle
ˈtræŋɡəl
triangle
ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl
untangle
ʌnˈtæŋɡəl
wangle
ˈwæŋɡəl
Wrangell
ˈræŋɡəl
wrangle
ˈræŋɡəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BANGLE

bang-bang
bang-up
bangalay
Bangalore
bangalore torpedo
bangalow
bangalow palm
banger
bangin´
banging
Bangka
Bangkok
Bangla
Bangladesh
Bangladeshi
Bangor
bangs
bangster
bangtail
bangtail muster

WORDS THAT END LIKE BANGLE

acute angle
Bermuda Triangle
central angle
critical angle
dihedral angle
fangle
golden triangle
love triangle
oblique angle
Pascal´s triangle
position angle
right angle
right-angled triangle
right triangle
round angle
single
solid angle
straight angle
the Golden Triangle
visual angle
warning triangle

Synonyms and antonyms of bangle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bangle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BANGLE

Find out the translation of bangle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bangle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bangle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

手镯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brazalete
570 millions of speakers

English

bangle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चूड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

браслет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pulseira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bracelet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Armreif
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バングル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팔찌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bangle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vòng tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளையல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंकण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

halhal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

braccialetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bransoletka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

браслет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

brățară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βραχιόλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bangle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

armring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bangle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bangle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BANGLE»

The term «bangle» is very widely used and occupies the 21.402 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BANGLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bangle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bangle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bangle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BANGLE»

Discover the use of bangle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bangle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bangle Bear: The Tale of a Tailless Cat
Bangle Bear is an adventurous story of an adopted tailless cat.
Martha Steward, 2011
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The Penny Bangle (Choc Lit):
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Margaret James, 2007
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In Pursuit of the Curious Bangle
In Pursuit of the Curious Bangle J. Roberts, J. Roberts. Lucy and James Corke, together with their uncle Dirty Monkey, 'a high flyer in the Big Smoke', as Lucy would put it, are led into a mysterious world, and soon find themselves hurled into a ...
In Pursuit of the Curious Bangle J. Roberts, J. Roberts, 2010
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Water Civilization: From Yangtze to Khmer Civilizations
Number Sample name Site name Location Analysis number 114 Bangle Phum Snay Location F. Burial 07 Right Arm F.24 BP2609 115 Bangle Phum Snay Location F. Burial 07 Right Arm F.25 BP2610 116 Bell Phum Snay Location F. Layer ...
Yoshinori Yasuda, 2012
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Benito's Bangle
Years after the war, a dramatic confrontation at the oasis brings their shared experience to a shocking conclusion.Benito's Bangle spans two decades and three continents and is a story of survival, adventure and the unbreakable bond formed ...
Alan Duncan, 2010
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The Metal Hoard from ʼIbrī/Selme, Sultanate of Oman
Bangle, hammer marks, use-wear opposite the opening on one side, restored: O. Dm. 7.1, I. Dm. 4.6, rod Th. 1.7 x 1.3 cm, 212.6 gm (PL 10, to9). - DA 3668. 110. Bangle, use-wear opposite the opening on one side and on the two ends on the ...
Gerd Weisgerber, 2001
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Toda Grammar and Texts
bangle into the mu' vessel which is like the milk-pot, and, after they finished milking the buffaloes, they poured milk on the bangle which lay in that mu' vessel — so they say. 7. That is what we call 'pouring milk on the bangle.' 8. Then they ...
Murray Barnson Emeneau, 1984
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Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers
sitting in the best seat in the room, ordering nothing and despising every thing, than all Bangle's establishment taking the most expensive refreshments, and paying like princes on the nail for unlimited liquor. There was an obtrusive air about ...
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Temple Bar
sitting in the best seat in the room, ordering nothing and despising every thing, than all Bangle's establishment taking the most expensive refreshments, and paying like princes on the nail for unlimited liquor. There was an obtrusive air about ...
George Augustus Sala, Edmund Hodgson Yates, 1865
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Raja Nal and the Goddess: The North Indian Epic Dhola in ...
Bangle Sellers, who sometimes are Muslim, have the job of going from house to house to fit women with new glass bangles. Each bangle is a narrow band of glass, perhaps one-sixteenth of an inch wide. Women normally wear eight to sixteen ...
Susan Snow Wadley, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BANGLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bangle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meg Ryan joins Alice Eve and Olivia Palermo at Schiaparelli show …
... black caged heels, Ryan owned the pink carpet as she clutched onto a stunning purse and accessorised with a large gold laser cut bangle. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Jewellery stolen in Thetford burglary - Bury Free Press
One of the gold bracelets was distinctive - a chunky gold bangle with a large round blue stone set in a square in the middle. Police are keen to ... «Bury Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Eva Longoria Bikini At 40 Looks Stunning: Ex-Mrs. Tony Parker …
Eva also donned a nifty straw hat and a set of large bangle hoop earrings. The actress-producer-turned-philanthropist was in the country as ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
4
Pride and Prejudice in a Manawatu Pub
I was sitting there draped in a purple scarf and a bright red-checkered shirt. I leaned in earnestly. My bangle clanged on the bar. “Good that they ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
5
3D Rhino Horns - Conservation or Exploitation? | Planetsave
He noted, “Combine these facts with this latest development (rhino horn bangle bracelets as new status symbols) and we have a scenario ... «PlanetSave.com, Jul 15»
6
Minals Marks Official Product Launch | MENAFN.COM
(MENAFN Press) Introducing Minals Mark's brand new "" bangle to the market available with 7 charms and free pearl earrings- the only bangle ... «MENAFN.COM, Jul 15»
7
Serial killer claims he carried out 2001 Goregaon murders - Mumbai …
The factory owner of Poonam Plastics - a bangle manufacturing company - his brother, brother-in-law and five factory workers were strangled to ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»
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My Flash Trash launches in Topshop | News | Retail Jeweller
The launch brought together some of the brand's famous customers who have each curated a charm bangle set with digital experience. «Retail Jeweller, Jul 15»
9
Ramzan Special: Story behind the glitter
There are quite a few shops in this street that are involved in the bangle trade. This is perhaps the most fabulous bangle bazaar in the country. «The Hans India, Jul 15»
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Gucci - Horsebit watches | New watches | WorldTempus
The horsebit design takes centre stage and the curves of this elegant motif gently embrace the bangle, sweeping around the understated dial. «World Tempus, Jul 15»

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