नांगल

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • नाँगल (nāṅgal), नागल (nāgal), लांगल (lāṅgal), लाँगल (lāṅgal)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀭 (ṇaṅgara), from Sanskrit लाङ्गल (lāṅgala) or directly borrowed from Dravidian. Compare with Marathi नांगर (nāṅgar), Ollari నాంగల్ (nāṅgal).

Noun

नांगल • (nāṅgal) m (Urdu spelling نانگل)

  1. plough
    Synonym: हल (hal)

Declension

References

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “नाँगल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lāˊṅgala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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