ठिंगना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑀺𑀁𑀕 (*ṭhiṃga). Compare Punjabi ਠਿਗਣਾ (ṭhigṇā) / ٹھِگݨا (ṭhigṇā), Gujarati ઠીંગણું (ṭhī̃gṇũ), Marathi ठेंगणे (ṭheṅgṇe).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰɪŋɡ.nɑː/, [ʈʰɪ̃ŋɡ.näː]

Adjective

ठिंगना • (ṭhiṅgnā) (Urdu spelling ٹِھنگْنا)

1. midget, dwarf, unusually short

   ठिंगना क़द का ― ṭhiṅgnā qad kā ― of short stature

Declension

Declension of ठिंगना (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	ठिंगना ṭhiṅgnā	ठिंगने ṭhiṅgne	ठिंगनी ṭhiṅgnī	ठिंगनी ṭhiṅgnī
oblique	ठिंगने ṭhiṅgne	ठिंगने ṭhiṅgne	ठिंगनी ṭhiṅgnī	ठिंगनी ṭhiṅgnī
vocative	ठिंगने ṭhiṅgne	ठिंगने ṭhiṅgne	ठिंगनी ṭhiṅgnī	ठिंगनी ṭhiṅgnī

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठिंगना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 412
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhiṅga²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 307