उंगली
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Hindi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Metathesis of अंगुली (aṅgulī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀻 (aṃgulī), 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀺 (aṃguli), from Sanskrit अङ्गुलि (aṅguli).
Pronunciation
Noun
उंगली • (uṅglī) f (Urdu spelling انگلی)
- (anatomy) finger
- उंगली उठाना ― uṅglī uṭhānā ― to point; to accuse
- उंगली काटना ― uṅglī kāṭnā ― to bite one's nails
Declension
Declension of उंगली (fem ī-stem)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “aṅgúli”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press