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ठेंगा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑁂𑀗𑁆𑀕 (*ṭheṅga). Cognate with Punjabi ਠੀਂਗਾ (ṭhīṅgā) / ٹھینگا (ṭhengā), Nepali ठिङुरो (ṭhiṅuro), Bengali ঠেং (ṭheṅ), Marathi ठेंगा (ṭheṅgā).[1]

ठोसा (ṭhosā, “thumb; stick”) has identical semantics, and may be etymologically related.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʈʰeːŋ.ɡɑː/, [ʈʰẽːŋ.ɡäː]

Noun

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ठेंगा • (ṭheṅgā) m

  1. thumb
    Synonym: अँगूठा (aṅgūṭhā)
  2. stick
    Synonym: डंडा (ḍaṇḍā)

Declension

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Declension of ठेंगा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct ठेंगा
ṭheṅgā 		ठेंगे
ṭheṅge
oblique ठेंगे
ṭheṅge 		ठेंगों
ṭheṅgõ
vocative ठेंगे
ṭheṅge 		ठेंगो
ṭheṅgo

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhiṅga1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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