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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan (whence Punjabi ਕੰਗਾਲ (kaṅgāl)), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kaṃkāla), from Sanskrit कङ्काल (kaṅkāla, “skeleton”). Cognate with Gujarati કંગાલ (kaṅgāl), Bengali কাঙাল (kaṅal), Assamese কঙাল (koṅal), and possibly Marathi कंकाळ (kaṅkāḷ, “cruel”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
कंगाल • (kaṅgāl) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کنگال)
- poor, destitute
- Synonyms: ग़रीब (ġarīb), दरिद्र (daridra), निर्धन (nirdhan)
Noun
कंगाल • (kaṅgāl) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling کنگال)
- poor person, pauper
देश देश में ऐसे कंगाल होंगे।- deś deś mẽ aise kaṅgāl hoṅge.
- There must be paupers like this in every country.
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of कंगाल (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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कंगाल
kaṅgāl
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कंगाल
kaṅgāl
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| oblique
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कंगाल
kaṅgāl
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कंगालों
kaṅgālõ
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| vocative
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कंगाल
kaṅgāl
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कंगालो
kaṅgālo
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Declension of कंगाल (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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कंगाल
kaṅgāl
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कंगालें
kaṅgālẽ
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| oblique
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कंगाल
kaṅgāl
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कंगालों
kaṅgālõ
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| vocative
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कंगाल
kaṅgāl
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कंगालो
kaṅgālo
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