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dighi

Syllables: di·ghiUK/ˈdɪɡi/

dighi noun: a large and deep, often man-made, pond.

dighi: a large and deep, often man-made, pond
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Noun

dighi (plural dighis)

  1. (Bangladesh, West-Bengal) A large and deep, often man-made, pond.
    • The Rájás and Zamíndárs have, as a rule, appropriated a portion of their wealth to the establishment of Thakurbáris and the excavation of dighís and tanks.1873, The Calcutta Review, volume LVII, Calcutta, page 100
    • The mazar is not only a place of worship, but today the structure stands as a symbol of hope, beauty, a place where many locals come together, enjoy the weather by the dighi (pond) or just to be absorbed by the peace and serenity around. […] Of the large number of dighis and ponds excavated by him...2016, Elita Karim, “The Shrine by the Dighi”, in The Daily Star, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Mediaworld, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2024

Examples of dighi in a sentence

  • Dighis are square or circular reservoirs used to store water for personal use.2021, Jew Das, Manish Kumar Goyal, N. V. Umamahesh, “Water Harvesting, Climate Change, and Variability”, in Saeid Eslamian, Faezeh [A.]...
  • The owner of Wazir Dighi has decided to fill the 300-year-old pond in Cumilla for constructing a community centre, a coffee house and a market.2022 January 22, “300-year-old ‘dighi’ being filled for building market”, in The Financial Express, Dhaka, Bangladesh: International...

Forms of dighi

pluraldighis

Origin of dighi

Borrowed from Bengali দিঘি (dighi, “large and deep pond or tank”).

Words that rhyme with dighi

Questions about dighi

What does dighi mean?
Dighi means a large and deep, often man-made, pond.
How do you use dighi in a sentence?
Dighis are square or circular reservoirs used to store water for personal use.
What part of speech is dighi?
Dighi is a noun.
How do you pronounce dighi?
Dighi is pronounced /ˈdɪɡi/ (UK).
What is the plural of dighi?
The plural of dighi is dighis.

Words near dighi in the dictionary

  1. diggity boo
  2. Diggle
  3. Diggles
  4. Diggora
  5. diggs
  6. dighi
  7. dighis
  8. dight
  9. dighted
  10. dighter
  11. dighters

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