ढंग
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
From a substrate language, compare Sanskrit आडम्बर. Cognate with Marathi ढंग (ḍhaṅga), Punjabi ਢੰਗ (ḍhaṅg), and Gujarati ઢંગ (ḍhaṅg).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ढंग • (ḍhaṅg) m (Urdu spelling ڈهنگ)
- mode, manner, way
- उसके पास बहुत विचित्र बात करने का ढंग है।
- uske pās bahut vicitra bāt karne kā ḍhaṅg hai.
- He has a very strange manner of talking.
- style, fashion
- इस ढंग के कपड़े बहुत महंगे हैं।
- is ḍhaṅg ke kapṛe bahut mahaṅge ha͠i.
- Clothes of this style are very expensive.
Declension edit
Declension of ढंग (masc cons-stem)
Synonyms edit
- तरीक़ा (tarīqā)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ढंग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “ڐهنگ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.