चंगाल
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian چنگال (čangāl).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəŋ.ɡɑːl/, [t͡ʃə̃ŋ.ɡäːl̪]
Noun
चंगाल • (caṅgāl) m (Urdu spelling چَن٘گال)
- (rare) claw (of a hunting animal); talon (of a bird)
- Synonyms: (formal) नखर (nakhar), (common) पंजा (pañjā)
Declension
Declension of चंगाल (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चंगाल caṅgāl | चंगाल caṅgāl |
| oblique | चंगाल caṅgāl | चंगालों caṅgālõ |
| vocative | चंगाल caṅgāl | चंगालो caṅgālo |
Related terms
- चंग (caṅg)
- चंगुल (caṅgul)
Further reading
- “चंगाल”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “چنگال”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.