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bangle¹

  • /ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/
  • [ˈbæŋ.ɡl̩]
  • /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/
  • /ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/
  • [ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡl̩]
  • [ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡl̩]

Sounds like Bengal · Rhymes with -æŋɡəl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi बंग्ली (baṅglī, “glass bracelet”).

noun bangles

  1. A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp. Mrs. MacAndrew smoothed down the lap of her gown, and gold bangles fell over her wrists.

bangle²

  • /ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/
  • [ˈbæŋ.ɡl̩]
  • /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/
  • /ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/
  • [ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡl̩]
  • [ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡl̩]

Sounds like Bengal · Rhymes with -æŋɡəl

Where it comes from

Unknown, yet probably from bang + -le (frequentative suffix).

verb bangles · bangling · bangled

  1. obsolete, transitive To beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.
  2. dialectal, obsolete To waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away). Thus betwixt hope and fear, suspicions, angers[…]betwixt falling in, falling out, etc., we bangle away our best days, befool out our times[…].
  3. intransitive (falconry) To beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.
  4. intransitive To flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.

bangle³

  • /ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/
  • [ˈbæŋ.ɡl̩]
  • /ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/
  • /ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/
  • [ˈbeɪ̯ŋ.ɡl̩]
  • [ˈbɛ̃ŋ.ɡl̩]

Sounds like Bengal · Rhymes with -æŋɡəl

Where it comes from

Apparently from bang (verb) + -le (instrumental suffix), perhaps ultimately connected with Proto-Germanic *bangilaz. Compare Dutch bengel, German Bengel.

noun bangles

  1. dialectal The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs.

Translations

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noun a rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp

Españolbrazalete, pulsera, esclava
日本語バングル banguru
中文手鐲 /手镯 shǒuzhuó
हिन्दीबंग्ली baṅglī, चूड़ी cūṛī, कंगन kaṅgan
Kiswahilibangili
DeutschArmreif, Armring, Armspange, Armreifen
Italianocerchietto, braccialetto, braccialetto da schiava
Русскийбрасле́т braslét
العربيةبُنْجَرة bunjara

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@misc{bangle_2026,
  title = {bangle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bangle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}