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piggin meaning in Bengali

ক্যান

/ˈpɪɡɪn/

piggin in Bengali: ক্যান, হাতা. In English, piggin means a small pail, can, or ladle with the handle on the side; a lading-can. In the colonial era, some buckets were made like a small barrel, but with one stave left extra long. This stave would be carved into a handle so the bucket could be used as an oversized scoop for scattering grain, slopping the hogs, etc.

Bengali words for piggin

ক্যান, হাতা

English meaning of piggin

  1. noun A small pail, can, or ladle with the handle on the side; a lading-can. In the colonial era, some buckets were made like a small barrel, but with one stave left extra long. This stave would be carved into a handle so the bucket could be used as an oversized scoop for scattering grain, slopping the hogs, etc.

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Questions about piggin in Bengali

What is the meaning of piggin in Bengali?
Piggin in Bengali is ক্যান, হাতা.
piggin এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Piggin: ক্যান, হাতা.
What does piggin mean in English?
Piggin means a small pail, can, or ladle with the handle on the side; a lading-can. In the colonial era, some buckets were made like a small barrel, but with one stave left extra long. This stave would be carved into a handle so the bucket could be used as an oversized scoop for scattering grain, slopping the hogs, etc.

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Bengali words from Bengali Wiktionary: piggin (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: piggin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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