खाँग
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit खाड्ग (khāḍga, “coming from a rhinoceros”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰɑːŋɡ/, [kʰä̃ːŋɡ]
Noun
खाँग • (khāṅg) m (Urdu spelling کھانگ)
- (anatomy) horn, tusk (of a rhinoceros, boar, etc. but not of an elephant)
- गैंडे का खाँग ― gaiṇḍe kā khāṅg ― rhinoceros horn
- Synonym: खँगुवा (khaṅguvā)
- Hypernym: सींग (sīṅg)
- (anatomy) talon, claw (of a bird)
- spike, thorn
Declension
Declension of खाँग (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | खाँग khāṅg | खाँग khāṅg |
| oblique | खाँग khāṅg | खाँगों khāṅgõ |
| vocative | खाँग khāṅg | खाँगो khāṅgo |
References
- Hardev Bahri (2013), “खाँग”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश, Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khaḍgá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press