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Flashlight or electric torch, adapted from Hindi टॉर्च torch, a loanword from English 'torch' but meaning specifically an electric flashlight. Also common is bi ji li or bi ci li, from Hindi बिजली bijalii, 'electricity'. [Erick Tsiknopoulos]