कंगन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan (whence Punjabi ਕੰਗਣ (kaṅgaṇ), ਕੰਗਨ (kaṅgan)), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀡 (kaṃkaṇa), from Sanskrit कङ्कण (kaṅkaṇa). Doublet of ककना (kaknā). Cognate with Marathi काकण (kākaṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kəŋ.ɡən/, [kɐ̃ŋ.ɡɐ̃n]

Noun

कंगन • (kaṅgan) m (Urdu spelling کنگن)

1. bangle, bracelet, usually made of metal

Declension

Declension of कंगन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कंगन kaṅgan	कंगन kaṅgan
oblique	कंगन kaṅgan	कंगनों kaṅganõ
vocative	कंगन kaṅgan	कंगनो kaṅgano

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कंगन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 152