अंगिया

Hindi

Alternative forms

आंगी (āṅgī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अङ्गिका (aṅgikā), which appears to be from अङ्ग (aṅga, “limb”) +‎ -इका (-ikā), referring to "that which covers the limbs". Cognate with Gujarati અંગિયો (aṅgiyo) and Marwari अंगिया (aṅgiyā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /əŋ.ɡɪ.jɑː/, [ɐ̃ŋ.ɡi.jäː]
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Noun

अंगिया • (aṅgiyā) f (Urdu spelling انگیا)

angiya, choli, bodice
Synonym: चोली (colī)

Declension

Declension of *अंगिया* (fem iyā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	अंगिया aṅgiyā	अंगियाँ aṅgiyā̃
oblique	अंगिया aṅgiyā	अंगियों aṅgiyõ
vocative	अंगिया aṅgiyā	अंगियो aṅgiyo

Descendants

→ Burmese: အင်္ကျီ (angkyi)
→ English: angiya

Marwari

Alternative forms

आंगी (ā̃ṅgī)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अङ्गिका (aṅgikā). Cognate with Gujarati અંગિયો (aṅgiyo) and Hindustani अंगिया (aṅgiyā) / اَن٘گِیَا (aṅgiyā).

Noun

अंगिया (ãṅgiyā) ?

angiya, choli, bodice

Synonyms

चोळी (coḷī)

References

Bhanwar, Lal Suthar, Gahlot, Sukhveer Singh (1998) राजस्थानी-हिन्दी-अंग्रेजी कोश [rājasthānī-hindī-aṅgrejī koś, Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary] (in Hindi), Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press), page 1