डाँग

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɖɑːŋɡ/, [ɖä̃ːŋɡ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit डण्गा (ḍaṇgā) from Sanskrit *डण्ग (*ḍaṇga).

Noun

डाँग • (ḍāṅgm or f by sense

  1. ridge (of a mountain); highland
  2. hilly and wild tract of a country
  3. severely eroded ground (as found along the lower Yamuna).

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit *डण्ग (*ḍaṇga).

Noun

डाँग • (ḍāṅgm or f by sense

  1. a short, heavy stick; club

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