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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit खाड्ग (khāḍga, “coming from a rhinoceros”). Compare Assamese খং (khoṅ), খাগ (khag).
Pronunciation
Noun
खाँग • (khāṅg) m (Urdu spelling کھانگ)
- (anatomy) horn, tusk (of a rhinoceros, boar, etc. but not of an elephant)
- Synonym: खँगुवा (khaṅguvā)
- Hypernym: सींग (sīṅg)
- गैंडे का खाँग ― gaiṇḍe kā khāṅg ― rhinoceros horn
- (anatomy) talon, claw (of a bird)
- spike, thorn
Declension
Declension of खाँग (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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खाँग khāṅg
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खाँग khāṅg
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oblique
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खाँग khāṅg
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खाँगों khāṅgõ
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vocative
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खाँग khāṅg
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खाँगो khāṅgo
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References
- Hardev Bahri (2013) “खाँग”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश, Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khaḍgá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press