चंगा

Inherited from Prakrit चंग (caṃga) without cluster simplification—compare Punjabi ਚੰਗਾ (caṅgā)—, from Later Sanskrit चङ्ग (caṅga), probably of Dravidian origin—compare Kannada ಚನ್ನ (canna, “handsome man”) and Telugu చెన్ను (cennu, “beauty, grace, elegance”). Compare Hindi चाँगला (cāṅglā, “sound, healthy, active”). Cognate with Sindhi چڱو / चङो (caṅo), Bengali চাঙা (caṅa) / চাঙ্গা (caṅga), and Marathi चांगला (cāṅglā).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəŋ.ɡɑː/, [t͡ʃɐ̃ŋ.ɡäː]

चंगा • (caṅgā)

1. sound, good, pure, right (of the heart, or way of thought)
2. well, healthy, cured, recovered

   Synonyms: तंदुरुस्त (tandurust), स्वस्थ (svasth), निरोग (nirog)

• चंगा करना (caṅgā karnā, “to heal”)

• → Marathi: चंगा (caṅgā)
• → Nepali: चङ्गो (caṅgo)

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चंगा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 247