belna means A press or mill, particularly one used for grinding sugar cane.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, belna ranks #1,028 of 20,721 for Qualifying.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi बेलना (belnā), Punjabi ਬੇਲਣਾ (belṇā), Guyanese Creole English belna and Mauritian Creole belna. First attested in 1868.
noun
- A press or mill, particularly one used for grinding sugar cane.
- A rolling pin, typically used for flattening dough for roti.“Belnas are multipurpose tools which can crack open nuts and some Guyanese even use it to break ice into smaller pieces.”