bangle

Pronunciation: /ˈbæŋ.ɡəl/

The English word “bangle” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
The cut branch of a tree; a large, rough stick; the largest piece of wood in a bundle of twigs

to beat about or beat down, as corn by the wind.
to waste away little by little; squander carelessly; fritter (away).
(falconry) to beat about in the air; flutter: said of a hawk which does not rise steadily and then swoop down upon its prey.
to flap or hang down loosely, as a hat brim or an animal's ear.

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

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