टङ्क्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• টঙ্ক্ (Assamese script)
• ᬝᬗ᭄ᬓ᭄ (Balinese script)
• টঙ্ক্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰘𑰒𑰿𑰎𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀝𑀗𑁆𑀓𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဋင်္က် (Burmese script)
• ટઙ્ક્ (Gujarati script)
• ਟਙ੍ਕ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌟𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦛꦔ꧀ꦏ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂗𑂑𑂹𑂍𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಟಙ್ಕ್ (Kannada script)
• ដង្ក៑ (Khmer script)
• ຏງ຺ກ຺ (Lao script)
• ടങ്ക് (Malayalam script)
• ᢞᠠᢛᡬ (Manchu script)
• 𑘘𑘒𑘿𑘎𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᢌᠠᢊᢉ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦸𑦲𑧠𑦮𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐚𑐒𑑂𑐎𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଟଙ୍କ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢜꢖ꣄ꢒ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆛𑆕𑇀𑆑𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖘𑖒𑖿𑖎𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ටඞ‍්ක් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩦𑩠 𑪙𑩜 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚔𑚎𑚶𑚊𑚶 (Takri script)
• டங்க் (Tamil script)
• టఙ్క్ (Telugu script)
• ฏงฺกฺ (Thai script)
• ཊ་ངྐ྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒙𑒓𑓂𑒏𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨔𑨏𑩇𑨋𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʈɐŋk/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʈɐŋk/

Root

टङ्क् • (ṭaṅk)

1. to bind, tie, or fasten
2. to cover
3. (with उद् (ud)) to scrape, scratch, bore out, or pierce through.

Derived terms

• टङ्क (ṭaṅka, “hatchet, axe, hill, anger, leg, ankle”)
• टङ्कयति (ṭaṅkayati, “he binds, scrapes”)