अंगुठौ

अंगुठौ

See also: अंगूठी, अंगूठा, and अंगठा

Rajasthani

Alternative forms

• अंगोठौ (ãṅgoṭhau)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अङ्गुष्ठः (aṅguṣṭhaḥ), nominative singular of अङ्गुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭha). Cognate with Gujarati અંગૂઠો (ãṅgūṭho), Hindustani अंगूठा (aṅgūṭhā) / انگوٹھا‎ (ãṅgūṭhā), and Marathi अंगठा (ãṅgaṭhā).

Noun

अंगुठौ (ãṅguṭhau) m

1. (anatomy) thumb

References

• Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 1. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).