baigan

English

Noun

baigan (usually uncountable, plural baigans)

1. Alternative form of bhaigan.

Anagrams

• baaing

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wīhen, from Old High German wīhen, from Proto-Germanic *wīhijaną (“to hallow, consecrate”). Cognate with German weihen, Dutch wijden, Icelandic vígja.

Verb

baigan (third-person singular present indicative baighet, past participle gabàighet, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)

1. to bless
2. to consecrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of baigan

infinitive		baigan
present participle		baiganten
past participle		gabàighet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich baighe	bar baigan	i	ich baighe	bar baigan
	du baighest	iart baighet		du baighest	iart baighet
	ear baighet	ze baighent		ear baighe	ze baigan
preterite (composed)	ich han gabàighet	bar haban gabàighet	ii	ich baigate	bar baigatan
	du hast gabàighet	iart habet gabàighet		du baigatest	iart baigatet
	ear hat gabàighet	ze habent gabàighet		ear baigate	ze baigatan
imperative	—	baigabar
	baig (du)	baighet (iart)
	baighe (ear)	baigan (ze)

Derived terms

• baigabassar
• baigaprönno
• baigaróoch

References

• “bàiga-bassar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Guyanese Creole English

Baigan

Etymology

Borrowed from Caribbean Hindustani [Term?], from Bhojpuri बैगन (baigan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbei.ɡən/

Noun

baigan

1. eggplant, aubergine

   The lil bai had baigan dis maanin. ― The little boy had eggplant this morning.

References

• Samad, Daizal R.; Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023), A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 6
• Henry, Edgar A. (2022), The Guyanese Slang Alphabet, Dorrance Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 38