अंग

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əŋɡ/,
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ə̃ŋɡ

Noun

अंग (aṅgm (Urdu spelling انگ)

  1. limb
  2. organ
    आंतरिक अंगāntrik aṅginternal organ
  3. (figuratively) branch, field
    Synonym: शाखा (śākhā)
    विज्ञान के अंगvijñān ke aṅgbranches of science
  4. (Indian Classical Music) the divisions of a tala, a vibhag, especially in the context of Carnatic music
    Synonym: विभाग (vibhāg)

Declension

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga).

Pronunciation

Noun

अंग (aṅgan

  1. (anatomy) human body
    Synonyms: तनू (tanū), देह (deh), शरीर (śarīr)
  2. organ of body (rare)
    Synonyms: अवयव (avyav), इंद्रिय (indriy)

Declension

Declension of अंग (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
अंग
aṅga
direct
plural
अंगे, अंगं
aṅge, aṅga
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
अंग
aṅga
अंगे, अंगं
aṅge, aṅga
oblique
सामान्यरूप
अंगा
aṅgā
अंगां-
aṅgān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
अंगाला
aṅgālā
अंगांना
aṅgānnā
ergative अंगाने, अंगानं
aṅgāne, aṅgāna
अंगांनी
aṅgānnī
instrumental अंगाशी
aṅgāśī
अंगांशी
aṅgānśī
locative
सप्तमी
अंगात
aṅgāt
अंगांत
aṅgāt
vocative
संबोधन
अंगा
aṅgā
अंगांनो
aṅgānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of अंग (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
अंगाचा
aṅgāċā
अंगाचे
aṅgāċe
अंगाची
aṅgācī
अंगाच्या
aṅgācā
अंगाचे, अंगाचं
aṅgāċe, aṅgāċa
अंगाची
aṅgācī
अंगाच्या
aṅgācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
अंगांचा
aṅgānċā
अंगांचे
aṅgānċe
अंगांची
aṅgāñcī
अंगांच्या
aṅgāncā
अंगांचे, अंगांचं
aṅgānċe, aṅgānċa
अंगांची
aṅgāñcī
अंगांच्या
aṅgāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अंग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अंग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “अंग”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga).

Noun

अंग (aṃgan

  1. body, limb

Descendants

  • Gujarati: અંગ (aṅga)