જાંઘ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• જાંગ (jā̃g)
• જંઘ (jaṅgh)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀖𑀸 (jaṃghā), from Sanskrit जङ्घा (jaṅghā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéngʰos ~ *ǵʰéngʰes-. Cognates include Assamese জাং (zaṅ), Bengali জং (joṅ), Konkani जांग (jāṅga), Kachchi જંઘ (jaṅgh), Marathi जांग (jāṅga), Nepali जाँघ (jā̃gh), Odia ଜଙ୍ଘ (jaṅgha), Sindhi ڄَنگهَہ (j̄aṅgha), and Sinhalese දඟය (daⁿgaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑ̃ɡʱ/

Noun

જાંઘ • (jā̃gh) f

1. (anatomy) thigh