उंगली

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-der.
    Sanskrit अङ्गुरि (aṅguri)
    Sanskrit अ॒ङ्गुलि॑ (aṅgúli)
    Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀺 (aṃguli)
    Hindi अंगुली (aṅgulī)
    Hindi उंगली (uṅglī)

    Metathesis of अंगुली (aṅgulī), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀺 (aṃguli), from Sanskrit अ॒ङ्गुलि॑ (aṅgúli).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʊŋ.ɡliː/, [ʊ̃ŋ.ɡliː]

    Noun

    उंगली • (uṅglī) f (Urdu spelling انگلی)

    1. (anatomy) finger
      उंगली उठाना ― uṅglī uṭhānā ― to point; to accuse
      उंगली काटना ― uṅglī kāṭnā ― to bite one's nails

    Declension

    Declension of उंगली (fem ī-stem)
    singular plural
    direct उंगली
    uṅglī     		उंगलियाँ
    uṅgliyā̃
    oblique उंगली
    uṅglī     		उंगलियों
    uṅgliyõ
    vocative उंगली
    uṅglī     		उंगलियो
    uṅgliyo

    References

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