انگ

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaŋɡ/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæŋɡʲ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ang
Dari reading?	ang
Iranian reading?	ang
Tajik reading?	ang

Noun

انگ • (ang) (plural انگ‌ها)

1. A kind of commercial label used on certain goods in the past
2. (figuratively) slander, mud, libel

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀓 (aṃka), from Sanskrit अ॒ङ्क (aṅká).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əŋɡʊ/, [əŋɡ]

Noun

اَن٘گُ • (aṅgu) m (Devanagari अंगु)

1. number

Further reading

• Sindhi Language Authority (2025), “انگ”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[1]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “aṅká”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 5

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga).

Noun

انگ • (aṅg) m (Hindi spelling अंग)

1. body, limb (anatomy)

   Synonyms: جِسْم (jism), تَن (tan), شَرِیر (śarīr), دیہ (deh)