आँगन

Hindi

Alternative forms

• आंगन (āṅgan)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀡 (aṃgaṇa), from Sanskrit अङ्गन (aṅgana). Doublet of अंगन (aṅgan). Cognate with Maithili आङन (āṅan) / 𑒂𑒓𑒢 (āṅana), Sindhi اَڱَڻُ / अङणु, Gujarati આંગણ (ā̃gaṇ), Marathi अंगण (aṅgaṇ), Konkani आंगण (āṅgaṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑːŋ.ɡən/, [ä̃ːŋ.ɡɐ̃n]

Noun

आँगन • (āṅgan) m (Urdu spelling آنْگَن)

1. courtyard, backyard, patio

   गर्मियों के समय में हमारा आँगन बहुत सुंदर लगता है।

   garmiyõ ke samay mẽ hamārā āṅgan bahut sundar lagtā hai.

   During the summer our backyard looks very beautiful.

Declension

Declension of आँगन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आँगन āṅgan	आँगन āṅgan
oblique	आँगन āṅgan	आँगनों āṅganõ
vocative	आँगन āṅgan	आँगनो āṅgano

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आँगन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “आँगन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “आँगन”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.