अंग

See also: अग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /əŋɡ/, [ə̃ŋɡ]

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• Rhymes: -ə̃ŋɡ

Noun

अंग • (aṅg) m (Urdu spelling انگ‎)

1. limb
2. organ

   आंतरिक अंग ― āntrik aṅg ― internal organ

3. (figurative) branch, field

   Synonym: शाखा (śākhā)

   विज्ञान के अंग ― vigyān ke aṅg ― branches of science

4. (Indian Classical Music) the divisions of a tala, a vibhag, especially in the context of Carnatic music

   Synonym: विभाग (vibhāg)

Declension

Declension of अंग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अंग aṅg	अंग aṅg
oblique	अंग aṅg	अंगों aṅgõ
vocative	अंग aṅg	अंगो aṅgo

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əŋ.ɡə/

Noun

अंग • (aṅga) n

1. (anatomy) human body

   Synonyms: तनू (tanū), देह (deh), शरीर (śarīr)

2. organ of body (rare)

   Synonyms: अवयव (avyav), इंद्रिय (indriy)

Declension

Declension of अंग (aṅga)
direct singular	अंग aṅga
direct plural	अंगे, अंगं aṅge, aṅga
	singular		plural
nominative	अंग aṅga		अंगे, अंगं aṅge, aṅga
oblique	अंगा- aṅgā-		अंगां- aṅgāN-
dative	अंगाला aṅgālā		अंगांना aṅgāNnā
ergative	अंगाने aṅgāne		अंगांनी aṅgāNni
instrumental	अंगाशी aṅgāśi		अंगांशी aṅgāNśi
locative	अंगात aṅgāt		अंगांत aṅgāNt
vocative	अंगा aṅgā		अंगांनो aṅgāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of अंग
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	अंगाचा aṅgāċā	अंगाचे aṅgāce	अंगाची aṅgāci	अंगाच्या aṅgāca	अंगाचे, अंगाचं aṅgāce, aṅgāċa	अंगाची aṅgāci	अंगाच्या aṅgāca
plural subject	अंगांचा aṅgāNċā	अंगांचे aṅgāNce	अंगांची aṅgāNci	अंगांच्या aṅgāNca	अंगांचे, अंगांचं aṅgāNce, aṅgāNċa	अंगांची aṅgāNci	अंगांच्या aṅgāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “अंग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अंग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “अंग”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga).

Noun

अंग • (aṃga) n

1. body, limb

Descendants

• Gujarati: અંગ (aṅga)