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bugdi

/ˈbʊɡdi/

bugdi noun: a type of ear ornament typically worn on the upper helix of the ear. They are often small and delicate, featuring intricate designs, gemstones, or pearls. They can be made from various materials like gold, silver, or even oxidized metals.

Noun

bugdi (plural bugdis)

  1. A type of ear ornament typically worn on the upper helix of the ear. They are often small and delicate, featuring intricate designs, gemstones, or pearls. They can be made from various materials like gold, silver, or even oxidized metals.
    • To keep off spirits heads of rice called bugdi were worn and are the origin of the present ear ornaments of that name.1885, GAZETTEER OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, Volume XVIII, PART I: POONA, GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, page 549
    • Among the more distinctive ornaments of the Marāthā country may be mentioned the ketak or flat circular ornament of gold worn on the crown of the head, the bugdi or pendant worn in the upper part of the ear, the jawā chi garsulī or necklace of gold beads like grains of barley, the jowā or large...1907, R. V. RUSSELL, I.C.S, editor, SEONI DISTRICT (CENTRAL PROVINCES DISTRICT GAZETTEERS), volume A, ALLAHABAB: PIONEER PRESS, page 142

Forms of bugdi

pluralbugdis

Questions about bugdi

What does bugdi mean?
Bugdi means a type of ear ornament typically worn on the upper helix of the ear. They are often small and delicate, featuring intricate designs, gemstones, or pearls. They can be made from various materials like gold, silver, or even oxidized metals.
What part of speech is bugdi?
Bugdi is a noun.
How do you pronounce bugdi?
Bugdi is pronounced /ˈbʊɡdi/.
What is the plural of bugdi?
The plural of bugdi is bugdis.

Words near bugdi in the dictionary

  1. bugchasers
  2. bugchasing
  3. bugcheck
  4. bugchecks
  5. Bugden
  6. bugdi
  7. bugdis
  8. bugdom
  9. bugdoor
  10. bugdoors
  11. buge

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