बाँग (baang)
noun
A feminine noun mainly known from the phrase बाँग देना (baang denaa), the crowing of a rooster; it also refers to the Islamic call to prayer heard from a mosque.
Sense
1
:
a rooster's crow
noun, feminine Almost always appears with देना (denaa) as the light verb: मुर्गे ने बाँग दी (murge ne baang dii, 'the rooster crowed').
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: In villages and even in older Delhi neighborhoods, मुर्गे की बाँग (murge kii baang, 'the rooster's crow') is still the traditional marker of dawn, much like a rooster crowing is in English-speaking cultures, so you'll hear it used metaphorically for very early morning too.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners try to use बोलना (bolnaa) or कहना (kahnaa) with बाँग (baang); native speakers use only देना (denaa) here, as in बाँग देना (baang denaa).
Sample Sentences:
सुबह मुर्गे की बाँग सुनकर मेरी नींद खुल गई।
I woke up in the morning on hearing the rooster's crow.
(subah murge kii baang sunkar merii niind khul gaii।)
गाँव में मुर्गा रोज़ एक ही समय पर बाँग देता है।
In the village, the rooster crows at the same time every day.
(gaanv men murgaa roz ek hii samay par baang detaa hai।)
मुर्गा बाँग दे रहा है, अब उठ जाओ।
The rooster is crowing, get up now.
(murgaa baang de rahaa hai, ab uth jaao।)
बाँग दो, मुर्गे, वरना सब सोते ही रह जाएँगे!
Crow already, rooster, or everyone will just keep sleeping!
(baang do, murge, varnaa sab sote hii rah jaaenge!)
अगर मुर्गा बाँग न देता, तो शायद हम स्कूल के लिए लेट हो जाते।
If the rooster hadn't crowed, we might have been late for school.
(agar murgaa baang n detaa, to shaayad ham skool ke lie let ho jaate।)
मुर्गे की बाँग से पहले ही वह खेतों की ओर निकल पड़ा।
He set off toward the fields even before the rooster's crow.
(murge kii baang se pahle hii vah kheton kii or nikal padaa।)
कल सुबह मुर्गा बाँग देगा तो मैं दौड़ने निकल जाऊँगा।
When the rooster crows tomorrow morning, I'll head out for a run.
(kal subah murgaa baang degaa to main daudne nikal jaaoongaa।)
उम्मीद है कि मुर्गे की बाँग सुनते ही बच्चे जाग जाएँ।
Hopefully, the children wake up as soon as they hear the rooster's crow.
(ummiid hai ki murge kii baang sunte hii bachche jaag jaaen।)
पुरानी हवेली में आज भी मुर्गे की बाँग से दिन की शुरुआत होती है।
Even today, the day begins with the rooster's crow in the old mansion.
(puraanii havelii men aaj bhii murge kii baang se din kii shuruaat hotii hai।)
बाँग की आवाज़ इतनी दूर तक जाती थी कि पूरा मोहल्ला जाग उठता था।
The sound of the crow used to carry so far that the whole neighborhood would wake up.
(baang kii aavaaz itnii door tak jaatii thii ki pooraa mohallaa jaag uthtaa thaa।)
Sense
2
:
the Islamic call to prayer (azaan)
noun, feminine Used with देना (denaa) as well: बाँग देना (baang denaa, 'to give the call to prayer'), typically said of the मुअज़्ज़िन (muazzin, 'muezzin').
Synonyms: अज़ान (azaan)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This sense overlaps with the more common word अज़ान (azaan); बाँग (baang) in this meaning is heard more in older Urdu-influenced or rural speech, while अज़ान (azaan) is the everyday term across Delhi-NCR.
Sample Sentences:
मस्जिद से बाँग सुनाई दे रही थी।
The call to prayer could be heard from the mosque.
(masjid se baang sunaaii de rahii thii।)
सुबह की बाँग के साथ ही गाँव जाग उठता है।
With the morning call to prayer, the village wakes up.
(subah kii baang ke saath hii gaanv jaag uthtaa hai।)
बूढ़े मौलवी हर रोज़ बाँग देते थे।
The old maulvi used to give the call to prayer every day.
(boodhe maulvii har roz baang dete the।)
बाँग दी जा चुकी थी, फिर भी वह सोया रहा।
The call to prayer had already been given, yet he kept sleeping.
(baang dii jaa chukii thii, phir bhii vah soyaa rahaa।)
अगर बाँग समय पर दी जाए तो नमाज़ी वक़्त से पहुँच जाते हैं।
If the call to prayer is given on time, the worshippers arrive on schedule.
(agar baang samay par dii jaae to namaazii vaqt se pahunch jaate hain।)
काश गाँव में बाँग इतनी दूर तक न सुनाई देती।
If only the call to prayer didn't carry so far in the village.
(kaash gaanv men baang itnii door tak n sunaaii detii।)
बाँग सुनकर बुज़ुर्ग वुज़ू करने चल दिए।
Hearing the call to prayer, the elderly man went off to perform ablution.
(baang sunkar buzurg vuzoo karne chal die।)
पुराने शहर की गलियों में आज भी बाँग की आवाज़ गूँजती है।
Even today, the sound of the call to prayer echoes through the old city's lanes.
(puraane shahar kii galiyon men aaj bhii baang kii aavaaz goonjtii hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
बाँग
(baang)
(sg.f.oblique):
बाँग
(baang)
(pl.f.direct):
बाँगें
(baangen)
(pl.f.oblique):
बाँगों
(baangon)