तुङ्ग

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• *टक्क (ṭakka), *टङ्ग​- (ṭaṅga​-), *टिक्क​- (ṭikka​-), *टिङ्ग​- (ṭiṅga​-), *टेक्क​- (ṭekka​-), *टेङ्ग​- (ṭeṅga​-), *टुङ्क​- (ṭuṅka​-), *टुङ्ग​- (ṭuṅga​-), *डक्क​- (ḍakka​-), *डग्ग​- (ḍagga​-), *डङ्ग​- (ḍaṅga​-), *डुङ्ग​- (ḍuṅga​-), *डोङ्ग​- (ḍoṅga​-), *थुङ्ग​- (thuṅga​-), *दङ्ग (daṅga)

Etymology

Given the immense number of alternative forms, most likely from a substrate. Related to Nepali डुङ्गुर् (ḍuṅgur), Hindi डूंगर (ḍūṅgar), टेकरा (ṭekrā), Bengali ডাঙা (ḍaṅa), Odia ଡୁଙ୍ଗୁରି (ḍuṅguri), Rajasthani डुंगर, Punjabi ਟੇਕਰਾ (ṭekrā), Gujarati ટેકરો (ṭekro) and ડુંગર (ḍuṅgar).

Adjective

तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) stem

1. prominent, erect, lofty, high

Noun

तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) stem, m

1. a hil, elevation, height, mountain

Proper noun

तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) stem, n

1. name of a river

Derived terms

• तुङ्गभद्रा (tuṅgabhadrā, “Tungabhadra”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 300