টাং

Bengali

Alternative forms

• টাঙ (ṭaṅ)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit টঙ্ক (ṭaṅka, “leg”), of perhaps Munda extraction. Cognate with Nepali टाङ (ṭāṅ) / टाँग (ṭā̃g), Hindi टांग / Urdu ٹانگ (ṭāṅg).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʈ̟äːŋ]

Noun

টাং • (ṭaṅ)

1. foot

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English tongue, Doublet of জিহ্বা (jiubha). Cognate with Hindi टंग (ṭaṅg).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʈaŋ/, [ˈʈaŋ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /taŋ/, [ˈtaŋ]

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Noun

টাং • (ṭaṅ)

1. tongue

Derived terms

• টাং টুইস্টার (ṭaṅ ṭuisṭar, “tongue twister”)
• টাং ব্যথা (ṭaṅ bêtha, “tongue ache”)