अंगूठा

See also: अंगठा, अंगुठौ, and अंगूठी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• अँगूठा (aṅgūṭhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (aṃguṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit अङ्गुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭha). Doublet of अंगुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭh). Cognate with Punjabi ਅੰਗੂਠਾ (aṅgūṭhā), Gujarati અંગૂઠો (aṅgūṭho), Marathi अंगठा (aṅgṭhā), and Marwari अंगूठौ (aṅgūṭhau).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əŋ.ɡuː.ʈʰɑː/, [ɐ̃ŋ.ɡuː.ʈʰäː]

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Noun

अंगूठा • (aṅgūṭhā) m (Urdu spelling انگوٹھا) (anatomy)

1. thumb

   Synonym: अंगुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭh)

2. the big toe, hallux

Declension

Declension of अंगूठा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अंगूठा aṅgūṭhā	अंगूठे aṅgūṭhe
oblique	अंगूठे aṅgūṭhe	अंगूठों aṅgūṭhõ
vocative	अंगूठे aṅgūṭhe	अंगूठो aṅgūṭho

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अँगूठा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “अंगूठा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.