ਉਂਗਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀺 (aṃguli), from Sanskrit अङ्गुलि (aṅguli). Cognate with Belarusian вугал (vuhal, “angle, corner”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ਉਂਗਲ • (uṅgal) f (Shahmukhi spelling انگل)

1. finger or toe
2. digit

Declension

Declension of ਉਂਗਲ

	singular	plural
direct	ਉਂਗਲ (uṅgal)	ਉਂਗਲਾਂ (uṅgalā̃)
oblique	ਉਂਗਲ (uṅgal)	ਉਂਗਲਾਂ (uṅgalā̃)
vocative	ਉਂਗਲੇ (uṅgale)	ਉਂਗਲੋ (uṅgalo)
ablative	ਉਂਗਲੋਂ (uṅgalõ)	—
locative	ਉਂਗਲੇ (uṅgale)	ਉਂਗਲੀਂ (uṅgalī̃)
instrumental	ਉਂਗਲੇ (uṅgale)	ਉਂਗਲੀਂ (uṅgalī̃)

Derived terms

• ਉਂਗਲੀ ਕਰਨੀ (uṅgalī karnī, “to point out; to accuse”)
• ਉਂਗਲੀ ਦੇਣੀ (uṅgalī deṇī, “to point out; to accuse”)
• ਉਂਗਲੀ ਧਰਨੀ (uṅgalī dharnī, “to select, choose”)
• ਉਂਗਲੀ ਨਾ ਚੁੱਕਣਾ (uṅgalī nā cukkaṇā, “to raise no objection, acquiesce”)
• ਉਂਗਲੀ ਫੜਨੀ (uṅgalī phaṛnī, “to point out; to accuse”)
• ਉਂਗਲੀ ਮੂੰਹ ਵਿਚ ਪਾਉਣੀ (uṅgalī mū̃h vic pāuṇī, “to wonder, be amazed, astonished or awe-struck”)
• ਉਂਗਲੀ ਲੈਣੀ (uṅgalī laiṇī, “to invite trouble, interfere unnecessarily, start unnecessary squabble”)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਉਂਗਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “انگل”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz], page 159