तिलंगा

Hindi

Etymology

From तेलंगाना (telaṅgānā, “Telangana”) +‎ -आ (-ā, demonym).

The East India Company bought the Northern Circars (in the geographical region of Telangana) in 1823 from the Hyderabad State. This was the first area from which Indian soldiers were recruited to serve the British.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɪ.ləŋ.ɡɑː/, [t̪ɪ.lɐ̃ŋ.ɡäː]

Noun

तिलंगा • (tilaṅgā) m or f by sense

1. person from Telangana
2. (historical) Indian soldier fighting for the British East India Company

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of तिलंगा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तिलंगा tilaṅgā	तिलंगे tilaṅge
oblique	तिलंगे tilaṅge	तिलंगों tilaṅgõ
vocative	तिलंगे tilaṅge	तिलंगो tilaṅgo

Declension of तिलंगा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तिलंगा tilaṅgā	तिलंगाएँ tilaṅgāẽ
oblique	तिलंगा tilaṅgā	तिलंगाओं tilaṅgāõ
vocative	तिलंगा tilaṅgā	तिलंगाओ tilaṅgāo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तिलंगा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha