ٹھنگنا
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑀺𑀁𑀕 (*ṭhiṃga). Compare Punjabi ਠਿਗਣਾ (ṭhigṇā) / ٹھِگݨا (ṭhigṇā), Gujarati ઠીંગણું (ṭhī̃gṇũ), Marathi ठेंगणे (ṭheṅgṇe).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʈʰɪ̃ɡ.nɑː/
Adjective
ٹھنگنا • (ṭhĩgnā) (Hindi spelling ठिंगना)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ٹھگنا (ṭhĩgnā) | ٹھگنے (ṭhĩgne) | ٹھگنی (ṭhĩgnī) | ٹھگنی (ṭhĩgnī) | |
| indirect | ٹھگنے (ṭhĩgne) | ٹھگنے (ṭhĩgne) | ٹھگنی (ṭhĩgnī) | ٹھگنی (ṭhĩgnī) | |
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884) “ٿهنگنا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “ٹھنگنا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhiṅga2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 307