उंगली

Hindi

Alternative forms

• उँगली (uṅglī), अंगुली (aṅgulī)

Etymology

Metathesis of अंगुली (aṅgulī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀻 (aṃgulī), 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀺 (aṃguli), from Sanskrit अङ्गुलि (aṅguli).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊŋ.ɡliː/, [ʊ̃ŋ.ɡliː]

Noun

उंगली • (uṅglī) f (Urdu spelling انگلی)

1. (anatomy) finger

   उंगली उठाना ― uṅglī uṭhānā ― to point; to accuse

   उंगली काटना ― uṅglī kāṭnā ― to bite one's nails

Declension

Declension of उंगली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उंगली uṅglī	उंगलियाँ uṅgliyā̃
oblique	उंगली uṅglī	उंगलियों uṅgliyõ
vocative	उंगली uṅglī	उंगलियो uṅgliyo

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aṅgúli”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press