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Meaning of "bigha" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIGHA

bigha  [ˈbiːɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIGHA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bigha 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 BIGHA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bigha

The bigha is a unit of measurement of area of a land, commonly used in Nepal, Bangladesh and in a few states of India including Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Rajasthan etc. The precise size of a bigha appears to vary considerably. Sources have given measurements that range from 1,500 to 6,771 square meters, but in several smaller pockets, it is as high as 12,400 square meters.

Definition of bigha in the English dictionary

The definition of bigha in the dictionary is in India, a unit for measuring land.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIGHA


amiga
æˈmiːɡə
Antigua
ænˈtiːɡə
beleaguer
bɪˈliːɡə
biga
ˈbiːɡə
bodega
bəʊˈdiːɡə
eager
ˈiːɡə
geropiga
ˌdʒɛrəʊˈpiːɡə
intriguer
ɪnˈtriːɡə
leaguer
ˈliːɡə
meagre
ˈmiːɡə
overeager
ˌəʊvərˈiːɡə
quadriga
kwɒˈdriːɡə
reneguer
rɪˈniːɡə
Riga
ˈriːɡə
Seeger
ˈsiːɡə
Talabriga
ˌtæləˈbriːɡə
uneager
ʌnˈiːɡə
Vega
ˈviːɡə
viga
ˈviːɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIGHA

bigg
bigged
bigger
biggest
biggie
biggin
bigging
biggish
biggity
biggon
bighead
bigheadedly
bigheadedness
bigheartedly
bighorn
bight
Bight of Biafra
Bight of Bonny
bigly
bigmouth

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIGHA

a la plancha
agha
aha
aloha
alpha
barasingha
buddha
captcha
cha
darogha
Doha
geisha
ha
ha-ha
Kangha
koha
Martha
Omaha
Praha
Sangha

Synonyms and antonyms of bigha in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bigha» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIGHA

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

Translator English - Chinese

bigha
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bigha
570 millions of speakers

English

bigha
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीघा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bigha
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бигха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bigha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিঘা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bigha
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bigha
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bigha
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bigha
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bigha
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bigha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Bigha
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிகா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बीघा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

BIGHA
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bigha
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bigha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бігха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bigha
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bigha
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bigha
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bigha
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bigha
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bigha

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIGHA»

The term «bigha» is regularly used and occupies the 57.835 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of bigha
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIGHA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bigha» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bigha» 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 bigha

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIGHA»

Discover the use of bigha in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bigha and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Vaastu: The Art And Science Of Living
Traditional System of measurement Old land revenue records in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and surrounding northern states are available in Killa, Bigha, Biswa etc as units of measurement of area. These were widely used during the medieval ...
Ashwini Kumar, 2005
2
Theories of Share Cropping: Evidence from North-East India
Therefore, we have analysed per bigha farm income for all the compared cases in the subsequent section. Per Bigha Net Farm Income Per bigha net farm is the difference between per bigha value of total output and per bigha value of total ...
Bijit Kumar Dutta, 2003
3
Technology Integration Through Agro-Eco System Analysis: ...
The land use pattern of Kamua village of Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh as reported by farmers indicates that village has about 3600 bigha land of which 77 % i.e. 2760 bigha is under cultivation. Area under habitation is about 360 bigha while ...
Shagufta Jamal, H.P.S. Arya, 2004
4
Anthropology of Weaker Sections
They are followed by Desoali Majhi (61 bigha), the Sahis (42 bigha 10 katha) Jolha (10 bigha 10 katha), Mudi (14 bigha), Napit (8 bigha 10 katha), Kamar (8 bigha) and the Garain (3 bigha) respectively. If 15 bigha of land is taken as the viable ...
Surajit Sinha, 1993
5
People's Movement for Himalayan Rejuvenation
Name of fanner Caste Land loss I. Sabla Ram Koli (SC) 9 bigha Supa Ram 2. Ganga Ram Koli (SC) 1.5 bigha 3. Kushi Ram Koli (SC) 1.5 bigha 4. Shanti Koli ( SC) - Widow 7 bigha 5. Rukmani Rajaput - Widow 4 bigha 6. Shiva Ram Koli (SC ) ...
M. L. Dewan, Piyoosh Rautela, 2001
6
Water Management, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture ...
A comparison of mean yields for the crops (in kg/bigha, where 1 bigha equals 0.16 ha) shows that farmers were able to get 36 per cent higher yield for jowar and 25 per cent higher yield for green gram inside the khadin in comparison to the ...
M. Dinesh Kumar, M. V. K. Sivamohan, Nitin Bassi, 2013
7
Learning to Share: Experiences and reflections on PRA and ...
themselves. The water is being distributed on the basis of area [i.e., a beneficiary can irrigate a maximum area of 5 bigha (1.25 ha.)] and maintenance costs are being charged on the basis of time with the condition that the water requirement of ...
‎1997
8
Water Management, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture ...
A comparison of mean yields for the crops (in kg/bigha, where 1 bigha equals 0.16 ha) shows that farmers were able to get 36 per cent higher yield for jowar and 25 per cent higher yield for green gram inside the khadin in comparison to the ...
M. Dinesh Kumar, M.V.K. Sivamohan, Nitin Bassi, 2012
9
Aquaculture in Sundarban Delta
Total area bheries (bigha) Fish Culture Paddy-cum fish (bigha) culture - No. Area (bigha) No. Area (bigha) Lp to 50 1 12 14 319 15 331 50- 100 7 580 7 580 100- 500 1 250 28 7.810 29 8,060 500-1000 10 10.000 2 1.200 12 11.200 1000-1500  ...
10
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Bangladesh
Of these, very few (4.28 %) rented 0–1 bigha, a few (5.71 %) rented 1–2 bigha and the rest (6.39 %) rented between 2 and 5 bigha (Fig. 4.6). Only 3 households (2.14 %) 'rented out' lands. These households are from Belgacha, Gamaria and ...
Md Aboul Fazal Younus

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIGHA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bigha is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Public 'reverence' clicks for ex-royals
... is investigating allegations that the family has usurped a piece of eight-bigha land, which was used as graveyard by a particular community. «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Misuse of section 118 for Priyanka Vadra in HP: AAP
... piece of land however, with haste successive rules in the state allowed Ms Vadra to waive of this section to buy many bigha of lands exposed ... «Central Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
West Bengal BJP expects further changes to LBA
“Miscreants from Bangladesh enter these enclaves by using the Tin Bigha Corridor,” he told The Hindu . The Tin Bigha Corridor was a stretch of ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Rural women script success stories in Varanasi
With a modest beginning of farming on five biswa land taken on rent, the woman is cultivating vegetables and flowers on a piece of six bigha of ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
6 held for lynching school director
A resident of village Chandra Bigha under Ben PS area, Dharamveer was arrested in the wee hours of Wednesday on the basis of a video ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
6
Sree-Rampur turns into guava village
Some guava growers mentioned that if they cultivated paddy in one bigha, they would harvest 20 mound paddy which will give them a return of ... «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
7
Himachal panel seeks details of Priyanka Vadra's land deal
The Vadras purchased a three-and-a-half bigha (one bigha is 0.4 hectare) agricultural plot in 2007. In 2011, they purchased additional land ... «Zee News, Jun 15»
8
Land cut in single strip; Man starts indefinite strike outside DM's …
In the process of `chak bandi` of land holdings, his two bigha land was put together at a different location, but in a straight strip-like land. «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
9
The big deal in small landholdings
... to Rs 50,000 per annum,” says S. Mohammad, a farmer of Bhaini village. The rent rate for 1 bigha is up to Rs 11,000 per annum in his village. «Chandigarh Tribune, Jun 15»
10
Flower import declines five times in three years
"We interviewed Md Mobarak Biswas of Jhikargacha in Jessore who told us that he earns Tk 25,000 per month from his half bigha of land by ... «Financial Express Bangladesh, Jun 15»

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