मूँग

See also: मूंग, मृग, and माग

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕 (mugga), from Sanskrit मुद्ग (mudga). Doublet of मुद्ग (mudg), a tatsama. Cognate with Gujarati મગ (mag), Marathi मूग (mūg).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /muːŋɡ/, [mũːŋɡ]

Noun

मूँग • (mūṅg) m (Urdu spelling مونگ)

1. mung, mung bean; Vigna radiata

Declension

Declension of मूँग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मूँग mūṅg	मूँग mūṅg
oblique	मूँग mūṅg	मूँगों mūṅgõ
vocative	मूँग mūṅg	मूँगो mūṅgo

Derived terms

• मूँगफली (mūṅgphalī)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मूँग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mudgá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press