पंगु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पङ्गु (paṅgu).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəŋ.ɡuː/, [pɐ̃ŋ.ɡuː]

Adjective

पंगु • (paṅgu) (indeclinable)

  1. lame, physically disabled
    • c. 1500, Surdas:
      चरन कमल बंदौ हरि राई ।
      जाकी कृपा पंगु गिरि लंघै आंधर कों सब कछु दरसाई॥
      caran kamal bandau hari rāī .
      jākī kŕpā paṅgu giri laṅghai āndhar kõ sab kachu darsāī.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पंगु”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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