bi ji li

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