व्यङ्ग

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋjɐ́ŋ.ɡɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋjɐŋ.ɡɐ/

Adjective

व्यङ्ग • (vyàṅga) stem

1. crippled

Descendants

• Pali: vaṅga
• Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀕 (vaṃga)
  • Old Hindi: बांगड़ू (bā̃gaṛū)
  • Sinhalese: වඟි (waⁿgi)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “व्यङ्ग”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vyaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press