पिंग

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पिङ्ग (piṅga).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɪŋɡ/, [pɪ̃ŋɡ]

Adjective

पिंग • (piṅg) (indeclinable)

1. (rare, formal) reddish-brown, tawny, yellowish

Noun

पिंग • (piṅg) m

1. a buffalo

   Synonym: भैंस (bha͠is)

2. a mouse

   Synonyms: चूहा (cūhā), मूष (mūṣ), मूश (mūś)

3. the reddish-brown colour

Declension

Declension of पिंग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पिंग piṅg	पिंग piṅg
oblique	पिंग piṅg	पिंगों piṅgõ
vocative	पिंग piṅg	पिंगो piṅgo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पिंग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पिंग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पिंग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.