खाँग
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit खाड्ग (khāḍga, “coming from a rhinoceros”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
खाँग • (khāṅg) m (Urdu spelling کھانگ)
- (anatomy) horn, tusk (of a rhinoceros, boar, etc. but not of an elephant)
- (anatomy) talon, claw (of a bird)
- spike, thorn
Declension edit
Declension of खाँग (masc cons-stem)
References edit
- Hardev Bahri (2013) “खाँग”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khaḍgá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press