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bigha
noun
bi·gha
\ˈbē-gə\
variants: or
biggah
\ˈbē-gə\Definition of bigha
bigha
orbighas
orbiggah
orbiggahs
: any of various Indian units of land area varying between 1⁄3 acre and 1 acre
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Origin and Etymology of bigha
Hindi bīghā, from Sanskrit vigraha division, from vigṛhṇāti he separates, divides, from vi apart + gṛhṇāti he seizes
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