उमंग
Hindi
Alternative forms
- उमँग (umaṅg)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (ummagga, “emerged”), from Sanskrit *उन्मग्न (*unmagna), from उद्- (ud-) + मग्न (magna, “immersed”), with the latter part from Proto-Indo-European *mesg-nós (“immersed”). Cognate with Pali ummagga (“emergence of desire for knowledge”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʊ.məŋɡ/, [ʊ.mɐ̃ŋɡ]
- Rhymes: -ə̃ŋɡ
Noun
उमंग • (umaṅg) f
- enthusiasm, zeal, ardour
- Synonym: जोश (joś)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | उमंग umaṅg |
उमंगें umaṅgẽ |
| oblique | उमंग umaṅg |
उमंगों umaṅgõ |
| vocative | उमंग umaṅg |
उमंगो umaṅgo |
Derived terms
- उमंगी (umaṅgī, “enthusiastic”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उमँग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “उमंग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “únmajjati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press