જાંઘ

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀖𑀸 (jaṃghā), from Sanskrit जङ्घा (jaṅghā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéngʰos ~ *ǵʰéngʰes-. Cognates include Assamese জাং (zaṅ), Bengali জং (joṅ), Konkani जांग (jāṅga), Kachchi જંઘ (jaṅgh), Marathi जांग (jāṅga), Nepali जाँघ (jā̃gh), Odia ଜଙ୍ଘ (jôṅghô), Sindhi ڄَنگهَہ (j̄aṅgha), and Sinhalese දඟය (daⁿgaya).

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જાંઘ (jā̃ghf

  1. (anatomy) thigh