ठेंगा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑁂𑀗𑁆𑀕 (*ṭheṅga). Cognate with Punjabi ਠੀਂਗਾ (ṭhīṅgā) / ٹھینگا (ṭhengā), Nepali ठिङुरो (ṭhiṅuro), Bengali ঠেং (ṭheṅ), Marathi ठेंगा (ṭheṅgā).

ठोसा (ṭhosā, “thumb; stick”) has identical semantics, and may be etymologically related.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰeːŋ.ɡɑː/, [ʈʰẽːŋ.ɡäː]

Noun

ठेंगा • (ṭheṅgā) m

1. thumb

   Synonym: अँगूठा (aṅgūṭhā)

2. stick

   Synonym: डंडा (ḍaṇḍā)

Declension

Declension of ठेंगा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ठेंगा ṭheṅgā	ठेंगे ṭheṅge
oblique	ठेंगे ṭheṅge	ठेंगों ṭheṅgõ
vocative	ठेंगे ṭheṅge	ठेंगो ṭheṅgo

Derived terms

• ठेंगा दिखाना (ṭheṅgā dikhānā)