ঠেং
Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit টঙ্ক (ṭaṅka, “leg”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠑꠦꠋ (ṭéṅ), Rohingya théng, Bengali ঠেং (ṭheṅ), Nepali टाङ, टाँग (ṭāṅ, ṭā̃g), Hindi टांग / Urdu ٹانگ (ṭāṅg), Marathi टांग (ṭāṅga).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰɛŋ/
Noun
ঠেং • (theṅ)
- non-human leg
- কুকুৰৰঠেং চাৰিখন। ― kukuror theṅ sarikhon. ― A dog has four legs.
See also
- ভৰি (bhori)
Bengali
Alternative forms
- ঠেঙ (ṭheṅ)
- ঠ্যাং (ṭhêṅ) – Rarhi
Etymology
From earlier টাং (ṭaṅ), from Sanskrit টঙ্ক (ṭaṅka, “leg”), of perhaps ultimately Munda origin. Cognate with Assamese ঠেং (theṅ), Rohingya théng, Nepali टाङ, टाँग (ṭāṅ, ṭā̃g), Hindi टांग / Urdu ٹانگ (ṭāṅg), Marathi टांग (ṭāṅga).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʈ̟ʰæːŋ]
- IPA(key): [ʈ̟ʰɛːŋ]
Noun
ঠেং • (ṭheṅ)
- leg, shank
Derived terms
- ঠেঙে (ṭheṅe)
- ঠেংগাড়ী (ṭheṅgaṛī)