bighan.

Brit.

/ˈbiːɡə/, U.S.

/ˈbiɡə/

Forms: 1700s bigga, 1700s biggha, 1700s boga, 1700s–1800s begah, 1800s beega, 1800s biggah, 1800s– beegah, 1800s– bigha, 1900s– beegha, 1900s– bigaha.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi bīghā.

Etymology: < Hindi bīghā < Sanskrit vigraha division.

Indian English.

A measure of land area in India.The size of area described varies in different times and places, up to approximately one acre.

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1763 in G. R. Gleig Mem. Hastings (1841) I. 129 I never seized a boga [sic] or a beswa of the land belonging to Calcutta.

1781 India Gaz. 23 June (advt.) 4/2 The Garden contains (per Pottah) 24 Begahs and 17 Lottahs.

1823 J. Malcolm Mem. Central India II. 15 A Begah has been computed at one third of an acre, but its size differs in almost every province. The smallest Begah may perhaps be computed at one third, and the largest at two thirds of an acre.

a1876 P. M. Taylor Story of my Life (1878) xii. 251 It would be a noble sheet of water, and very profitable, as it would irrigate upwards of 10,000 beegahs of rice.

1895 B. M. Croker Village Tales (1896) 167 Two biggahs of land, planted in rape and linseed.

1905 Statesman 22 Aug. 2/4 All that piece or parcel of vacant land containing by measurement one bigha fifteen cottahs more or less.

1961 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 21 110/1 6 maunds of jowar from 179 bighas (40 acres) and 5 maunds of oats from 83 bighas.

2007 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 27 Sept. The total area of Surujpur Tea Estate is only 129 bighas and if 70 bighas are separated for the project, the tea estate will be left with only 59 bighas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bigha
释义	bighan. Brit. /ˈbiːɡə/, U.S. /ˈbiɡə/ Forms: 1700s bigga, 1700s biggha, 1700s boga, 1700s–1800s begah, 1800s beega, 1800s biggah, 1800s– beegah, 1800s– bigha, 1900s– beegha, 1900s– bigaha. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi bīghā. Etymology: < Hindi bīghā < Sanskrit vigraha division. Indian English. A measure of land area in India.The size of area described varies in different times and places, up to approximately one acre. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of area > [noun] > a system or process of measuring land > Indian units bigha1763 cotta1784 cawney1807 chittack1905 1763 in G. R. Gleig Mem. Hastings (1841) I. 129 I never seized a boga [sic] or a beswa of the land belonging to Calcutta. 1781 India Gaz. 23 June (advt.) 4/2 The Garden contains (per Pottah) 24 Begahs and 17 Lottahs. 1823 J. Malcolm Mem. Central India II. 15 A Begah has been computed at one third of an acre, but its size differs in almost every province. The smallest Begah may perhaps be computed at one third, and the largest at two thirds of an acre. a1876 P. M. Taylor Story of my Life (1878) xii. 251 It would be a noble sheet of water, and very profitable, as it would irrigate upwards of 10,000 beegahs of rice. 1895 B. M. Croker Village Tales (1896) 167 Two biggahs of land, planted in rape and linseed. 1905 Statesman 22 Aug. 2/4 All that piece or parcel of vacant land containing by measurement one bigha fifteen cottahs more or less. 1961 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 21 110/1 6 maunds of jowar from 179 bighas (40 acres) and 5 maunds of oats from 83 bighas. 2007 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 27 Sept. The total area of Surujpur Tea Estate is only 129 bighas and if 70 bighas are separated for the project, the tea estate will be left with only 59 bighas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1763
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