अंगूठा

See also: अंगठा, अंगुठौ, and अंगूठी

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (aṃguṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit अङ्गुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭha).[1] Doublet of अंगुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭh). Cognate with Punjabi ਅੰਗੂਠਾ (aṅgūṭhā), Gujarati અંગૂઠો (aṅgūṭho), Marathi अंगठा (aṅgṭhā), and Marwari अंगूठौ (aṅgūṭhau).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əŋ.ɡuː.ʈʰɑː/, [ɐ̃ŋ.ɡuː.ʈʰäː]
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Noun

अंगूठा • (aṅgūṭhā) m (Urdu spelling انگوٹھا) (anatomy)

  1. thumb
    Synonym: अंगुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭh)
  2. the big toe, hallux

Declension

Declension of अंगूठा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct अंगूठा
aṅgūṭhā 		अंगूठे
aṅgūṭhe
oblique अंगूठे
aṅgūṭhe 		अंगूठों
aṅgūṭhõ
vocative अंगूठे
aṅgūṭhe 		अंगूठो
aṅgūṭho

References

  1. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अँगूठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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