खाँग

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit खाड्ग (khāḍga, “coming from a rhinoceros”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰɑːŋɡ/, [kʰä̃ːŋɡ]

Noun

खाँग • (khāṅg) m (Urdu spelling کھانگ)

  1. (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
  2. (anatomy) talon, claw (of a bird)
  3. spike, thorn

Declension
Declension of खाँग (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct खाँग
khāṅg		 खाँग
khāṅg
oblique खाँग
khāṅg		 खाँगों
khāṅgõ
vocative खाँग
khāṅg		 खाँगो
khāṅgo

References
  • Hardev Bahri (2013) “खाँग”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN
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