ढंग
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi ढंग (ḍhaṃga).[1] Cognate with Marathi ढंग (ḍhaṅga), Punjabi ਢੰਗ (ḍhaṅg), and Gujarati ઢંગ (ḍhaṅg).
Of uncertain further origin perhaps shared with ढब (ḍhab, “style, manner”),[2][3] डौल (ḍaul, “style, manner, shape, build”), ढर्रा (ḍharrā, “style, manner, habit”), ढाल (ḍhāl, “cast, mould, form, way, manner, habit”), ढाँचा (ḍhā̃cā, “framework”), and ठाठ (ṭhāṭh, “style, framework, fashion”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɖʱəŋɡ/, [ɖʱɐ̃ŋɡ]
- Rhymes: -ə̃ŋɡ
Noun
ढंग • (ḍhaṅg) m (Urdu spelling ڈهنگ)[4][5][6]
- mode, manner, way
- उसके पास बहुत अजीब बात करने का ढंग है।
- uske pās bahut ajīb bāt karne kā ḍhaṅg hai.
- He has a very strange manner of talking.
- style, fashion
- इस ढंग के कपड़े बहुत महंगे हैं।
- is ḍhaṅg ke kapṛe bahut mahaṅge ha͠i.
- Clothes of this style are very expensive.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ढंग ḍhaṅg |
ढंग ḍhaṅg |
| oblique | ढंग ḍhaṅg |
ढंगों ḍhaṅgõ |
| vocative | ढंग ḍhaṅg |
ढंगो ḍhaṅgo |
Synonyms
- तरीक़ा (tarīqā)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Winand M. Callewaert; Swapna Sharma (2009), Dictionary of Bhakti, volume 2, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 821.
- ^ Platts, John T. (1884), “ढंग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- ^ Platts, John T. (1884), “ढब”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- ^ Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ढंग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- ^ Platts, John T. (1884), “ڐهنگ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ढंग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press