खाँग
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit खाड्ग (khāḍga, “coming from a rhinoceros”). Compare Assamese খং (khoṅ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]खाँग • (khāṅg) m (Urdu spelling کھانگ)
- (anatomy) horn, tusk (of a rhinoceros, boar, etc. but not of an elephant)
- (anatomy) talon, claw (of a bird)
- spike, thorn
Declension
[edit]Declension of खाँग (masc cons-stem)
References
[edit]- Hardev Bahri (2013) “खाँग”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khaḍgá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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