பங்கு

Tamil

Etymology 1

Probably from Sanskrit भाग (bhāga).

Noun

பங்கு • (paṅku)

1. portion, part
2. moiety, half
3. side, party
4. sixteen acres of dry land and two or two and a half of wet land

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit पङ्गु (paṅgu).

Noun

பங்கு • (paṅku)

1. lameness
2. lame person, cripple
3. saturn, as a lame planet

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “பங்கு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press