मृदङ्ग
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- मृदंग (mṛdaṃga)
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মৃদঙ্গ (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬺᬤᬗ᭄ᬕ (Balinese script)
- মৃদঙ্গ (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰴𑰟𑰒𑰿𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀾𑀤𑀗𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
- မၖဒင်္ဂ (Burmese script)
- મૃદઙ્ગ (Gujarati script)
- ਮ੍ਰਦਙ੍ਗ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍃𑌦𑌙𑍍𑌗 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦽꦢꦔ꧀ꦒ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑃂𑂠𑂑𑂹𑂏 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೃದಙ್ಗ (Kannada script)
- ម្ឫទង្គ (Khmer script)
- ມ຺ຣິທງ຺ຄ (Lao script)
- മൃദങ്ഗ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡵᡳᡩᠠᢛᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘵𑘟𑘒𑘿𑘐 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠷᠢᢑᠠᢊᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧖𑦿𑦲𑧠𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐺𑐡𑐒𑑂𑐐 (Newa script)
- ମୃଦଙ୍ଗ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢺꢣꢖ꣄ꢔ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆸𑆢𑆕𑇀𑆓 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖴𑖟𑖒𑖿𑖐 (Siddham script)
- මෘදඞ්ග (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩙𑩭𑩠 𑪙𑩞 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚛𑚎𑚶𑚌 (Takri script)
- ம்ரித³ங்க³ (Tamil script)
- మృదఙ్గ (Telugu script)
- มฺฤทงฺค (Thai script)
- མྲྀ་ད་ངྒ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒵𑒠𑒓𑓂𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨼𑨉𑨛𑨏𑩇𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mr̩.dɐŋ.ɡɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mr̩.d̪ɐŋ.ɡɐ/
Noun
मृदङ्ग • (mṛdaṅga) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मृदङ्गः (mṛdaṅgaḥ) | मृदङ्गौ (mṛdaṅgau) मृदङ्गा¹ (mṛdaṅgā¹) |
मृदङ्गाः (mṛdaṅgāḥ) मृदङ्गासः¹ (mṛdaṅgāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मृदङ्गम् (mṛdaṅgam) | मृदङ्गौ (mṛdaṅgau) मृदङ्गा¹ (mṛdaṅgā¹) |
मृदङ्गान् (mṛdaṅgān) |
| instrumental | मृदङ्गेन (mṛdaṅgena) | मृदङ्गाभ्याम् (mṛdaṅgābhyām) | मृदङ्गैः (mṛdaṅgaiḥ) मृदङ्गेभिः¹ (mṛdaṅgebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मृदङ्गाय (mṛdaṅgāya) | मृदङ्गाभ्याम् (mṛdaṅgābhyām) | मृदङ्गेभ्यः (mṛdaṅgebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मृदङ्गात् (mṛdaṅgāt) | मृदङ्गाभ्याम् (mṛdaṅgābhyām) | मृदङ्गेभ्यः (mṛdaṅgebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मृदङ्गस्य (mṛdaṅgasya) | मृदङ्गयोः (mṛdaṅgayoḥ) | मृदङ्गानाम् (mṛdaṅgānām) |
| locative | मृदङ्गे (mṛdaṅge) | मृदङ्गयोः (mṛdaṅgayoḥ) | मृदङ्गेषु (mṛdaṅgeṣu) |
| vocative | मृदङ्ग (mṛdaṅga) | मृदङ्गौ (mṛdaṅgau) मृदङ्गा¹ (mṛdaṅgā¹) |
मृदङ्गाः (mṛdaṅgāḥ) मृदङ्गासः¹ (mṛdaṅgāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- मार्दङ्गिक (mārdaṅgika)
Descendants
- Pali: mudiṅga, mutiṅga
- Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀅𑀁𑀕 (muaṃga), 𑀫𑀼𑀇𑀁𑀕 (muiṃga)
- Sinhalese: මිහිඟුව (mihiⁿguwa)
- → Malayalam: മൃദംഗം (mr̥daṅgaṁ)
- → English: mridangam
- → Tamil: மிருதங்கம் (mirutaṅkam)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mṛdaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press