ठेंगा

ठेंगा

Hindi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑁂𑀗𑁆𑀕 (*ṭheṅga). Cognate with Punjabi ਠੀਂਗਾ (ṭhīṅgā) / ٹھینگا‎ (ṭhaengā), Nepali ठिङुरो (ṭhiṅuro), Bengali ঠেঙা (ṭheṅa, “stick”), Marathi ठेंगा (ṭheṅgā).[1]

ठोसा (ṭhosā, “thumb; stick”) has identical semantics, and may be etymologically related.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈʰeːŋ.ɡɑː/

Noun

ठेंगा • (ṭheṅgā) m

1. thumb

   Synonym: अँगूठा (ãgūṭhā)

2. stick

   Synonym: डंडा (ḍaṇḍā)

Declension

Declension of ठेंगा
	Singular	Plural
Direct	ठेंगा (ṭheṅgā)	ठेंगे (ṭheṅge)
Oblique	ठेंगे (ṭheṅge)	ठेंगों (ṭheṅgõ)
Vocative	ठेंगे (ṭheṅge)	ठेंगो (ṭheṅgo)

Derived terms

• ठेंगा दिखाना (ṭheṅgā dikhānā)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ṭhiṅga¹ (307)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press