noun
Meaning 1
A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bangle
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/ without æ-raising
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[ˈbæŋ.ɡl̩] without æ-raising
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/ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/ æ-raising
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/ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/ æ-raising
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[ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡl̩] æ-raising
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[ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡl̩] æ-raising
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rhymes with -æŋɡəl
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homophone: Bengal
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CMU ARPABET: B AE1 NG G AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
to beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
to waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, obsolete
Examples
- If we bangle away the legacy of peace left us by Christ, it is a sign of our want of regard for him. — Duty of Man.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
(falconry) to beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 6
to flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adornment
noun
Meaning 8
jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bracelet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jewelry, jewellery
Narrower terms: anklet, ankle bracelet, armilla
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi बंग्ली (baṅglī, “glass bracelet”).
Apparently from bang (verb) + -le (instrumental suffix), perhaps ultimately connected with Proto-Germanic *bangilaz. Compare Dutch bengel, German Bengel.
Unknown, yet probably from bang + -le (frequentative suffix).
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: بُنْجَرة (bunjara) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Assamese: খাৰু (kharu) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Bengali: চুড়ি (cuṛi) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Bhojpuri: चूड़ी (cūṛī) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Chinese Mandarin: 手鐲 /手镯 (shǒuzhuó) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Czech: náramek — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Czech: nákotník — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Finnish: rengas — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Georgian: სამაჯური (samaǯuri) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- German: Armreif — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- German: Armring — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- German: Armspange — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- German: Armreifen — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Gujarati: બંગડી (baṅgḍī) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Hindi: बंग्ली (baṅglī) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Hindi: चूड़ी (cūṛī) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Hindi: कंगन (kaṅgan) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Italian: cerchietto — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Italian: braccialetto — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Italian: braccialetto da schiava — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Japanese: バングル (banguru) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Kannada: ಬಳೆ (baḷe) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Macedonian: белегзија (belegzija) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Malayalam: വള (vaḷa) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Marathi: बांगडी (bāṅgḍī) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Nepali: चुरा (curā) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Persian: النگو (alangu) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Punjabi: ਵੰਗ (vaṅg) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Punjabi: وَن٘گ (vaṉg) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Russian: брасле́т (braslét) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Spanish: brazalete — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Spanish: pulsera — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Spanish: esclava — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Swahili: bangili — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Tamil: வளையல் (vaḷaiyal) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Tamil: காப்பு (kāppu) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Telugu: గాజు (gāju) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Turkish: halhal — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Turkish: bilezik — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Ottoman Turkish: بلازك (bilâzik) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp
- Ottoman Turkish: خلخال (halhal) — a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp