नांगल

Hindi

Alternative forms

• नाँगल (nāṅgal), नागल (nāgal), लांगल (lāṅgal), लाँगल (lāṅgal)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀭 (ṇaṅgara), from Sanskrit लाङ्गल (lāṅgala) or directly borrowed from Dravidian. Compare with Marathi नांगर (nāṅgar), Ollari నాంగల్ (nāṅgal).

Noun

नांगल • (nāṅgal) m (Urdu spelling نانگل)

1. plough

   Synonym: हल (hal)

Declension

Declension of नांगल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नांगल nāṅgal	नांगल nāṅgal
oblique	नांगल nāṅgal	नांगलों nāṅgalõ
vocative	नांगल nāṅgal	नांगलो nāṅgalo

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “नाँगल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lāˊṅgala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press