चङ्ग
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- চঙ্গ (Assamese script)
- ᬘᬗ᭄ᬕ (Balinese script)
- চঙ্গ (Bengali script)
- 𑰓𑰒𑰿𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀘𑀗𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
- စင်္ဂ (Burmese script)
- ચઙ્ગ (Gujarati script)
- ਚਙ੍ਗ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌚𑌙𑍍𑌗 (Grantha script)
- ꦕꦔ꧀ꦒ (Javanese script)
- 𑂒𑂑𑂹𑂏 (Kaithi script)
- ಚಙ್ಗ (Kannada script)
- ចង្គ (Khmer script)
- ຈງ຺ຄ (Lao script)
- ചങ്ഗ (Malayalam script)
- ᢜᠠᢛᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘓𑘒𑘿𑘐 (Modi script)
- ᢋᠠᢊᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦳𑦲𑧠𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐔𑐒𑑂𑐐 (Newa script)
- ଚଙ୍ଗ (Odia script)
- ꢗꢖ꣄ꢔ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆖𑆕𑇀𑆓 (Sharada script)
- 𑖓𑖒𑖿𑖐 (Siddham script)
- චඞ්ග (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩡𑩠 𑪙𑩞 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚏𑚎𑚶𑚌 (Takri script)
- சங்க³ (Tamil script)
- చఙ్గ (Telugu script)
- จงฺค (Thai script)
- ཙ་ངྒ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒔𑒓𑓂𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨣𑨏𑩇𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Of unclear origin, though probably related to the Dravidian word family that includes Kannada ಚನ್ನ (canna, “handsome man”) and Telugu చెన్ను (cennu, “beauty, grace, elegance”).[1][2] Kuiper instead suggests Munda origin; cf. Sora laṅgā (“beautiful”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐŋ.ɡɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐŋ.ɡɐ/
Adjective
चङ्ग • (caṅga) stem
- having good understanding, being a judge of (particularly in the choice of kathas)
- (lexicographic) handsome
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चङ्गः (caṅgaḥ) | चङ्गौ (caṅgau) | चङ्गाः (caṅgāḥ) |
| accusative | चङ्गम् (caṅgam) | चङ्गौ (caṅgau) | चङ्गान् (caṅgān) |
| instrumental | चङ्गेन (caṅgena) | चङ्गाभ्याम् (caṅgābhyām) | चङ्गैः (caṅgaiḥ) |
| dative | चङ्गाय (caṅgāya) | चङ्गाभ्याम् (caṅgābhyām) | चङ्गेभ्यः (caṅgebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चङ्गात् (caṅgāt) | चङ्गाभ्याम् (caṅgābhyām) | चङ्गेभ्यः (caṅgebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चङ्गस्य (caṅgasya) | चङ्गयोः (caṅgayoḥ) | चङ्गानाम् (caṅgānām) |
| locative | चङ्गे (caṅge) | चङ्गयोः (caṅgayoḥ) | चङ्गेषु (caṅgeṣu) |
| vocative | चङ्ग (caṅga) | चङ्गौ (caṅgau) | चङ्गाः (caṅgāḥ) |
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चङ्गा (caṅgā) | चङ्गे (caṅge) | चङ्गाः (caṅgāḥ) |
| accusative | चङ्गाम् (caṅgām) | चङ्गे (caṅge) | चङ्गाः (caṅgāḥ) |
| instrumental | चङ्गया (caṅgayā) | चङ्गाभ्याम् (caṅgābhyām) | चङ्गाभिः (caṅgābhiḥ) |
| dative | चङ्गायै (caṅgāyai) | चङ्गाभ्याम् (caṅgābhyām) | चङ्गाभ्यः (caṅgābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चङ्गायाः (caṅgāyāḥ) | चङ्गाभ्याम् (caṅgābhyām) | चङ्गाभ्यः (caṅgābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चङ्गायाः (caṅgāyāḥ) | चङ्गयोः (caṅgayoḥ) | चङ्गानाम् (caṅgānām) |
| locative | चङ्गायाम् (caṅgāyām) | चङ्गयोः (caṅgayoḥ) | चङ्गासु (caṅgāsu) |
| vocative | चङ्गे (caṅge) | चङ्गे (caṅge) | चङ्गाः (caṅgāḥ) |
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चङ्गम् (caṅgam) | चङ्गे (caṅge) | चङ्गानि (caṅgāni) |
| accusative | चङ्गम् (caṅgam) | चङ्गे (caṅge) | चङ्गानि (caṅgāni) |
| instrumental | चङ्गेन (caṅgena) | चङ्गाभ्याम् (caṅgābhyām) | चङ्गैः (caṅgaiḥ) |
| dative | चङ्गाय (caṅgāya) | चङ्गाभ्याम् (caṅgābhyām) | चङ्गेभ्यः (caṅgebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चङ्गात् (caṅgāt) | चङ्गाभ्याम् (caṅgābhyām) | चङ्गेभ्यः (caṅgebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चङ्गस्य (caṅgasya) | चङ्गयोः (caṅgayoḥ) | चङ्गानाम् (caṅgānām) |
| locative | चङ्गे (caṅge) | चङ्गयोः (caṅgayoḥ) | चङ्गेषु (caṅgeṣu) |
| vocative | चङ्ग (caṅga) | चङ्गे (caṅge) | चङ्गानि (caṅgāni) |
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀘𑀁𑀕 (caṃga, “clever, handsome”)
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “caṅga-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 175
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “2423”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “चङ्ग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 382/2.