बैंगन
bainganeveryday
There is no single language called Indian, so this page gives Hindi. Aubergine is बैंगन (baingan). In Indian English the vegetable is usually called brinjal.
Popular dishes include बैंगन भरता (baingan bharta), made from roasted mashed aubergine, and भरवाँ बैंगन (bharwan baingan), stuffed aubergine.
Meaning: purple vegetable (eggplant) (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural is the same word in most speech: दो बैंगन (do baingan), two aubergines.
Did you know?
- The Hindi saying थाली का बैंगन (thaali ka baingan) describes a person who keeps changing sides.
Examples in context
- मुझे बैंगन का भरता पसंद है।mujhe baingan ka bharta pasand hai.I like baingan bharta.
- एक किलो बैंगन दीजिए।ek kilo baingan dijiye.Give me one kilo of aubergines.
Example conversation
Asha buys vegetables from the vendor Lalu at a market.
- Ashaबैंगन कैसे दिए?baingan kaise diye?How much are the aubergines?
- Laluचालीस रुपये किलो।chaalis rupaye kilo.Forty rupees a kilo.
- Ashaएक किलो दे दीजिए।ek kilo de dijiye.Give me one kilo.
