अंगूठा
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Hindi edit
Alternative forms edit
- अँगूठा (aṅgūṭhā)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (aṃguṭṭha), from Sanskrit अङ्गुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭha),[1] from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hangúštʰas (“thumb, big toe”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- (“joint”). Doublet of अंगुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭh). Cognate with Punjabi ਅੰਗੂਠਾ (aṅgūṭhā), Gujarati અંગૂઠો (aṅgūṭho), Marathi अंगठा (aṅgṭhā), and Rajasthani अंगुठौ (aṅguṭhau).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
अंगूठा • (aṅgūṭhā) m (Urdu spelling انگوٹھا) (anatomy)
Declension edit
Declension of अंगूठा (masc ā-stem)
References edit
- ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अँगूठा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading edit
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अँगूठा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “अंगूठा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.