डाँग

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖɑːŋɡ/, [ɖä̃ːŋɡ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit डण्गा (ḍaṇgā) from Sanskrit *डण्ग (ḍaṇga).

Noun

डाँग • (ḍāṅg) m or f by sense

1. ridge (of a mountain); highland
2. hilly and wild tract of a country
3. severely eroded ground (as found along the lower Yamuna).

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit *डण्ग (ḍaṇga).

Noun

डाँग • (ḍāṅg) m or f by sense

1. a short, heavy stick; club

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “डाँग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डाँग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press