टाँग
Hindi
Alternative forms
- टांग (ṭāṅg)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *टंग (ṭaṃga), related to Prakrit टंक m (ṭaṃka), टंका f (ṭaṃkā, “leg”). Compare lexicographically-attested Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka, “leg”), perhaps of Munda origin. Cognate with Nepali टाङ (ṭāṅ), Marathi तङ्गड (taṅgaḍ), Bengali ঠেং (ṭheṅ), Assamese ঠেং (theṅ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʈɑːŋɡ/, [ʈä̃ːŋɡ]
Noun
टाँग • (ṭāṅg) f (Urdu spelling ٹانگ)
- (anatomy) leg
- कुत्ते की चार टाँगें होती हैं। ― kutte kī cār ṭāṅgẽ hotī ha͠i. ― A dog has four legs.
- उसे टाँग में गोली लगी। ― use ṭāṅg mẽ golī lagī. ― A bullet hit him in the leg.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | टाँग ṭāṅg |
टाँगें ṭāṅgẽ |
| oblique | टाँग ṭāṅg |
टाँगों ṭāṅgõ |
| vocative | टाँग ṭāṅg |
टाँगो ṭāṅgo |
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “टाँग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.