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
Noun
तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) stem, m
Proper noun
तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) stem, n
- name of a river
Derived terms
- तुङ्गभद्रा (tuṅgabhadrā, “Tungabhadra”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 300