तुङ्ग

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Given the immense number of alternative forms, most likely from a substrate. Related to Nepali डुङ्गुर् (ḍuṅgur), Hindi डूंगर (ḍūṅgar), टेकरा (ṭekrā), Bengali ডাঙা (ḍaṅa), Odia ଡୁଙ୍ଗୁରି (ḍuṅguri), Marwari डूंगर (ḍūṅgar), Punjabi ਟੇਕਰਾ (ṭekrā), Gujarati ટેકરો (ṭekro) and ડુંગર (ḍuṅgar).

Adjective

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तुङ्ग (tuṅga) stem

  1. prominent, erect, lofty, high

Noun

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तुङ्ग (tuṅga) stemm

  1. a hil, elevation, height, mountain

Proper noun

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तुङ्ग (tuṅga) stemn

  1. name of a river

Derived terms

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References

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