अङ्कुश

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Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ang- (curve, bend). Compare Persian آکج (âkej, hook).

Pronunciation

Noun

अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa) stemm or n

  1. a hook, especially an elephant-driver's hook