डाँग
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɖɑːŋɡ/, [ɖä̃ːŋɡ]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit डण्गा (ḍaṇgā) from Sanskrit *डण्ग (*ḍaṇga).
Noun
डाँग • (ḍāṅg) m or f by sense
- ridge (of a mountain); highland
- hilly and wild tract of a country
- severely eroded ground (as found along the lower Yamuna).
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit *डण्ग (*ḍaṇga).
Noun
डाँग • (ḍāṅg) m or f by sense
- a short, heavy stick; club
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “डाँग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डाँग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press