ملنگ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملنگ (malang, “jovial, lively, ecstasied, tipsy”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مَلَن٘گ • (malaṅg) (Hindi spelling मलंग)

  1. intoxicated, delirious, drunk
  2. mendicant
  3. careless, inconsiderate (of a person)
  4. (Sufism) spiritually detached

Further reading

  • “ملنگ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “ملنگ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Ushojo

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu مَلَن٘گ (malaṅg).

Adjective

ملنگ (malaṅg)

  1. intoxicated, delirious, drunk
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