Billow in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “billow” in Hindi is तरंगित होना, pronounced mahataranag — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *belganą
Proto-Germanic *bulgijō
Old Norse bylgjabor.
Middle English *bilwe
English billow
From Middle English *bilwe, borrowed from Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic *bulgijō.
Cognates include Danish bølge (“wave”); Norwegian Bokmål bølge (“wave”), Norwegian Nynorsk bylgje (“wave”); Swedish bölja (“wave”); German Low German Bulge, Bulg, Bülg (“billow, wave”); German Bulge (“billow, wave”). Compare bellow, bawl.
Quick facts about “billow”
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Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *belganą
Proto-Germanic *bulgijō
Old Norse bylgjabor.
Middle English *bilwe
English billow
From Middle English *bilwe, borrowed from Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic *bulgijō.
Cognates include Danish bølge (“wave”); Norwegian Bokmål bølge (“wave”), Norwegian Nynorsk bylgje (“wave”); Swedish bölja (“wave”); German Low German Bulge, Bulg, Bülg (“billow, wave”); German Bulge (“billow, wave”). Compare bellow, bawl.