टाँग

Hindi

Alternative forms

• टांग (ṭāṅg)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka, “leg”), of perhaps ultimately Munda origin. Cognate with Nepali टाङ (ṭāṅ), Marathi तङ्गड (taṅgaḍ), Bengali ঠেং (ṭheṅ), Assamese ঠেং (theṅ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈɑːŋɡ/, [ʈä̃ːŋɡ]

Noun

टाँग • (ṭāṅg) f (Urdu spelling ٹانگ)

1. (anatomy) leg

   कुत्ते की चार टाँगें होती हैं। ― kutte kī cār ṭāṅgẽ hotī ha͠i. ― A dog has four legs.

   उसे टाँग में गोली लगी। ― use ṭāṅg mẽ golī lagī. ― A bullet hit him in the leg.

Declension

Declension of टाँग (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	टाँग ṭāṅg	टाँगें ṭāṅgẽ
oblique	टाँग ṭāṅg	टाँगों ṭāṅgõ
vocative	टाँग ṭāṅg	टाँगो ṭāṅgo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “टाँग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.