आँगन
Hindi
Alternative forms
- आंगन (āṅgan)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀡 (aṃgaṇa), from Sanskrit अङ्गन (aṅgana). Doublet of अंगन (aṅgan). Cognate with Maithili आङन (āṅan) / 𑒂𑒓𑒢 (āṅana), Sindhi اَڱَڻُ / अङणु, Gujarati આંગણ (ā̃gaṇ), Marathi अंगण (aṅgaṇ), Konkani आंगण.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑːŋ.ɡən/, [ä̃ːŋ.ɡə̃n̪]
Noun
आँगन • (āṅgan) m (Urdu spelling آنْگَن)
- courtyard, backyard, patio
- गर्मियों के समय में हमारा आँगन बहुत सुंदर लगता है।
- garmiyõ ke samay mẽ hamārā āṅgan bahut sundar lagtā hai.
- During the summer our backyard looks very beautiful.
Declension
Declension of आँगन (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | आँगन āṅgan | आँगन āṅgan |
oblique | आँगन āṅgan | आँगनों āṅganõ |
vocative | आँगन āṅgan | आँगनो āṅgano |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “आँगन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “आँगन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “आँगन”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.