ঠেং

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit টঙ্ক (ṭaṅka, leg). Cognate with Sylheti ꠑꠦꠋ (ṭéṅ), Chittagonian ট়্যাঙ, Rohingya théng, Bengali ঠেং (ṭheṅ), Nepali टाङ (ṭāṅ) / टाँग (ṭā̃g), Hindi टांग / Urdu ٹانگ (ṭāṅg), Marathi टांग (ṭāṅga).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɛŋ/

Noun

ঠেং • (theṅ)

  1. non-human leg
    কুকুৰৰ ঠেং চাৰিখনkukuror theṅ sarikhon.A dog has four legs.

See also

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑁂𑀗𑁆𑀕 (*ṭheṅga, leg, stick), of substrate origin. Cognate with Sylheti ꠑꠦꠋ (ṭéṅ), Rohingya théng, Assamese ঠেং (theṅ), Hindi ठेंगा (ṭheṅgā), Punjabi ਠੀਂਗਾ (ṭhīṅgā), Nepali ठिङुरो (ṭhiṅuro), Marathi ठेंगा (ṭheṅgā).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʈʰæŋ/, [ˈʈʰæŋ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tʰæŋ/, [ˈtʰæŋ]
    Audio:(file)

Noun

ঠেং • (ṭheṅ)

  1. leg, shank

Derived terms