उंगली

Hindi

Alternative forms

• उँगली (uṅglī), अंगुली (aṅgulī)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-der.

Sanskrit अङ्गुरि (aṅguri)

Sanskrit अ॒ङ्गुलि॑ (aṅgúli)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀺 (aṃguli)

Hindi अंगुली (aṅgulī)

Hindi उंगली

Metathesis of अंगुली (aṅgulī), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀺 (aṃguli), from Sanskrit अ॒ङ्गुलि॑ (aṅgúli).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊŋ.ɡliː/, [ʊ̃ŋ.ɡliː]

Noun

उंगली • (uṅglī) f (Urdu spelling انگلی)

1. (anatomy) finger

   उंगली उठाना ― uṅglī uṭhānā ― to point; to accuse

   उंगली काटना ― uṅglī kāṭnā ― to bite one's nails

Declension

Declension of उंगली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उंगली uṅglī	उंगलियाँ uṅgliyā̃
oblique	उंगली uṅglī	उंगलियों uṅgliyõ
vocative	उंगली uṅglī	उंगलियो uṅgliyo

References

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