खाँग

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit खाड्ग (khāḍga, “coming from a rhinoceros”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰɑ̃ːɡ/

Noun

खाँग • (khā̃g) m

  1. (anatomy) horn, tusk (of a rhinoceros, boar, etc. but not of an elephant)
    गैंडे का खाँग ― gaiṇḍe kā khā̃g ― rhinoceros horn
    Synonym: खँगुवा (khãguvā)
    Hypernym: सींग (sīṅg)
  2. (anatomy) talon, claw (of a bird)
  3. spike, thorn

Declension
Declension of खाँग
Singular Plural
Direct खाँग (khā̃g) खाँग (khā̃g)
Oblique खाँग (khā̃g) खाँगों (khā̃gõ)
Vocative खाँग (khā̃g) खाँगो (khā̃go)

References
  • Hardev Bahri (2013), “खाँग”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश, Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khaḍgá (3786)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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