तुङ्ग

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • *टक्क (*ṭakka), *टङ्ग​- (*ṭaṅga​-), *टिक्क​- (*ṭikka​-), *टिङ्ग​- (*ṭiṅga​-), *टेक्क​- (*ṭekka​-), *टेङ्ग​- (*ṭeṅga​-), *टुङ्क​- (*ṭuṅka​-), *टुङ्ग​- (*ṭuṅga​-), *डक्क​- (*ḍakka​-), *डग्ग​- (*ḍagga​-), *डङ्ग​- (*ḍaṅga​-), *डुङ्ग​- (*ḍuṅga​-), *डोङ्ग​- (*ḍoṅga​-), *थुङ्ग​- (*thuṅga​-), *दङ्ग (*daṅga)

Etymology

Given the immense number of alternative forms, most likely from a substrate. Related to Nepali डुङ्गुर् (ḍuṅgur), Hindi डूंगर (ḍūṅgar), टेकरा (ṭekrā), Bengali ডাঙা (ḍaṅa), Odia ଡୁଙ୍ଗୁରି (ḍuṅguri), Marwari डूंगर (ḍūṅgar), Punjabi ਟੇਕਰਾ (ṭekrā), Gujarati ટેકરો (ṭekro) and ડુંગર (ḍuṅgar).

Adjective

तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) stem

  1. prominent, erect, lofty, high

Noun

तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) stemm

  1. a hil, elevation, height, mountain

Proper noun

तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) stemn

  1. name of a river

Derived terms

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