bungalow
/ˈbʌŋɡələʊ/noun
उच्चारण बंगलो
बंगला, एकमंज़िला मकान
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a house built on only one level, without stairs
बंगला, एकमंज़िला मकान
- The officer lives in a large bungalow with a garden.
- a colonial bungalow in Shimla
- They retired to a quiet bungalow near the sea.
+ 2 more examples
- Old bungalows with wide verandas line the road in Ooty.
- Grandfather prefers living in a bungalow because he cannot climb stairs.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bungalow (countable noun)
A bungalow is a house on one floor; it is countable and needs an article in the singular.
Bungalow एक मंज़िल वाला मकान है; यह countable है और एकवचन में इसके साथ article चाहिए।
- They live in a bungalow near the lake.
- The colonel's bungalow had a large garden.
live in / at a bungalow
Use in for living inside it; at is used with an address or name, as in at Rose Bungalow.
उसके भीतर रहने के लिए in आता है; पते या नाम के साथ at आता है, जैसे at Rose Bungalow।
- Radhika lives in a bungalow in Pune.
- The meeting was held at the Governor's bungalow.
bungalow (origin and style)
The word comes from the Hindi word बंगला meaning 'of Bengal'; in India it often suggests a large, detached house with a garden.
यह शब्द हिंदी के 'बंगला' से आया है, जिसका अर्थ 'बंगाल का' है; भारत में यह प्रायः बगीचे वाले बड़े अलग मकान का संकेत देता है।
- Many old bungalows in the hill station have tiled roofs.
bungalow + noun
Bungalow is used before another noun in bungalow roof, bungalow plot or bungalow colony.
'Bungalow' दूसरे noun से पहले bungalow roof, bungalow plot या bungalow colony में आता है।
- He bought a bungalow plot on the edge of town.
+Collocations 4
adjective + bungalow
spaciouscolonialsingle-storeyolddetached
- The family lives in a spacious colonial bungalow.
verb + bungalow
buildbuyrentownlive in
- They built a bungalow with a garden and a small well.
bungalow + noun
colonyplotroofporchgarden
- The bungalow colony was quiet and green.
bungalow types
government bungalowforest bungalowtea-estate bungalowseaside bungalow
- We stayed in a forest bungalow near the tiger reserve.
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- The minister's bungalow is guarded round the clock.
मंत्री के बंगले पर चौबीसों घंटे पहरा रहता है।
- Radhika dreams of a small bungalow with a tulsi plant in the yard.
राधिका आँगन में तुलसी के पौधे वाले छोटे बंगले का सपना देखती है।
- The old bungalow was turned into a school.
पुराने बंगले को स्कूल में बदल दिया गया।
- We spent the monsoon in a bungalow on the hill.
हमने मानसून पहाड़ी पर एक बंगले में बिताया।
- Bungalows are common in the suburbs but rare in the city centre.
उपनगरों में बंगले आम हैं, पर शहर के केंद्र में दुर्लभ।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Our bungalow have a big garden.
✓ Our bungalow has a big garden.
A singular subject takes has.
Singular subject के साथ 'has' आता है।
✗ He lives in bungalow near the park.
✓ He lives in a bungalow near the park.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun के साथ article चाहिए।
✗ The bungalows is very big.
✓ The bungalows are very big.
A plural subject takes the plural verb are.
Plural subject के साथ plural verb 'are' आती है।
AaSpelling
bun·ga·low
With -galow (not 'bunglow' or 'bungalo').
अंत में -galow ('bunglow' या 'bungalo' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Origin: from the Hindi baṅglā, 'in the Bengal style', one of many English words from Indian languages (pyjama, shampoo, jungle, thug, verandah).
उद्गम: हिंदी 'बंगला', 'बंगाली शैली में', से, भारतीय भाषाओं से आए कई अंग्रेज़ी शब्दों में से एक (pyjama, shampoo, jungle, thug, verandah)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A one-storeyed house is a bungalow; a small house in the country is a cottage; a large country house is a mansion or villa; a dwelling for a monk is a cell; a house for a priest is a presbytery or vicarage.
एकमंज़िला मकान bungalow; गाँव में छोटा मकान cottage; बड़ा देहाती मकान mansion या villa; भिक्षु का निवास cell; पादरी का घर presbytery या vicarage।