Prakrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग (vyaṅga).

Adjective

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𑀯𑀁𑀕 (vaṃga) (Devanagari वंग)

  1. mutilated

Descendants

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  • Old Hindi: बांगड़ू (bā̃gaṛū)
  • Sinhalese: වඟි (waⁿgi)

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vaṃga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press