अङ्कुश

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অঙ্কুশ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬗ᭄ᬓᬸᬰ (Balinese script)
• অঙ্কুশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰒𑰿𑰎𑰲𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• အင်္ကုၐ (Burmese script)
• અઙ્કુશ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਙ੍ਕੁਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦔ꧀ꦏꦸꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂑𑂹𑂍𑂳𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಙ್ಕುಶ (Kannada script)
• អង្កុឝ (Khmer script)
• ອງ຺ກຸຨ (Lao script)
• അങ്കുശ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢛᡬᡠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘒𑘿𑘎𑘳𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢊᢉᠤᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑦲𑧠𑦮𑧔𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐒𑑂𑐎𑐸𑐱 (Newa script)
• ଅଙ୍କୁଶ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢖ꣄ꢒꢸꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆕𑇀𑆑𑆶𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖒𑖿𑖎𑖲𑖫 (Siddham script)
• අඞ‍්කුශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩠 𑪙𑩜𑩒𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚎𑚶𑚊𑚰𑚧 (Takri script)
• அங்குஶ (Tamil script)
• అఙ్కుశ (Telugu script)
• องฺกุศ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ངྐུ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒓𑓂𑒏𑒳𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨏𑩇𑨋𑨃𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (“curve, bend”). Compare Persian آکج (âkej, “hook”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐŋ.ku.ɕɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐŋ.ku.ɕɐ/

Noun

अङ्कुश • (aṅkuśa) stem, m or n

1. a hook, especially an elephant-driver's hook