टङ्क्
Sanskrit
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat, hew, press”).
Root
टङ्क् • (√ṭaṅk)
- to bind, tie, or fasten
- to cover
- with उद् (ud), to scrape, scratch, bore out, or pierce through.
Derived terms
- टङ्क (ṭaṅka, “hatchet, axe, hill, anger, leg, ankle”)
- टङ्कयति (tankayati, “he binds, scrapes”)