Reconstruction:Sanskrit/झिङ्ग

Sanskrit

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑʱiŋ.ɡɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑʱiŋ.ɡɐ/

Noun

*झिङ्ग • (jhiṅga) stem, ?

1. prawn

Descendants

• Awadhi: झींगा (jhīṅgā)
• Hindustani: jhīṅgā
  • Hindi: झींगा
  • Urdu: جھِین٘گا
• Nepali: झिङो (jhiṅo)
• Punjabi: jhiṅgā

  Gurmukhi script: ਝਿੰਗਾ

  Shahmukhi script: جھِن٘گا

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jhiṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press