ऊँघ

Hindi

Alternative forms

• ऊँग (ūṅg) — pronunciation variant

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀁𑀖 (uṃgha). Deverbal form of ऊँघना (ūṅghnā), alternatively.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /uːŋɡʱ/, [ũːŋɡʱ]

Noun

ऊँघ • (ūṅgh) f (Urdu spelling اُون٘گھ)

1. dozing, drowsiness

Declension

Declension of ऊँघ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ऊँघ ūṅgh	ऊँघें ūṅghẽ
oblique	ऊँघ ūṅgh	ऊँघों ūṅghõ
vocative	ऊँघ ūṅgh	ऊँघो ūṅgho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ऊँघ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press