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Sanskrit
- *टक्क (ṭakka), *टङ्ग- (ṭaṅga-), *टिक्क- (ṭikka-), *टिङ्ग- (ṭiṅga-), *टेक्क- (ṭekka-), *टेङ्ग- (ṭeṅga-), *टुङ्क- (ṭuṅka-), *टुङ्ग- (ṭuṅga-), *डक्क- (ḍakka-), *डग्ग- (ḍagga-), *डङ्ग- (ḍaṅga-), *डुङ्ग- (ḍuṅga-), *डोङ्ग- (ḍoṅga-), *थुङ्ग- (thuṅga-), *दङ्ग (daṅga)
Etymology
Given the immense number of alternative forms, most likely from a substrate. Related to Nepali डुङ्गुर् (ḍuṅgur), Hindi डूंगर (ḍūṅgar), टेकरा (ṭekrā), Bengali ডাঙা (ḍaṅa), Odia ଡୁଙ୍ଗୁରି (ḍuṅguri), Marwari डूंगर (ḍūṅgar), Punjabi ਟੇਕਰਾ (ṭekrā), Gujarati ટેકરો (ṭekro) and ડુંગર (ḍuṅgar).
Adjective
तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) stem
- prominent, erect, lofty, high
Noun
तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) stem, m
- a hil, elevation, height, mountain
Proper noun
तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) stem, n
- name of a river
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