अंग

See also: अग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əŋɡ/, [ɐ̃ŋɡ]

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• Rhymes: -ə̃ŋɡ

Noun

अंग • (aṅg) m (Urdu spelling انگ)

1. limb
2. organ

   आंतरिक अंग ― āntrik aṅg ― internal organ

3. (figuratively) branch, field

   Synonym: शाखा (śākhā)

   विज्ञान के अंग ― vijñān ke aṅg ― branches of science

4. (Indian Classical Music) the divisions of a tala, a vibhag, especially in the context of Carnatic music

   Synonym: विभाग (vibhāg)

Declension

Declension of अंग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अंग aṅg	अंग aṅg
oblique	अंग aṅg	अंगों aṅgõ
vocative	अंग aṅg	अंगो aṅgo

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əŋ.ɡə/

Noun

अंग • (aṅga) n

1. (anatomy) human body

   Synonyms: तनू (tanū), देह (deh), शरीर (śarīr)

2. organ of body (rare)

   Synonyms: अवयव (avyav), इंद्रिय (indriy)

Declension

Declension of अंग (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	अंग aṅga
direct plural	अंगे, अंगं aṅge, aṅga
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अंग aṅga		अंगे, अंगं aṅge, aṅga
oblique सामान्यरूप	अंगा aṅgā		अंगां- aṅgān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अंगाला aṅgālā		अंगांना aṅgānnā
ergative	अंगाने, अंगानं aṅgāne, aṅgāna		अंगांनी aṅgānnī
instrumental	अंगाशी aṅgāśī		अंगांशी aṅgānśī
locative सप्तमी	अंगात aṅgāt		अंगांत aṅgāt
vocative संबोधन	अंगा aṅgā		अंगांनो aṅgānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of अंग (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	अंगाचा aṅgāċā	अंगाचे aṅgāċe	अंगाची aṅgācī	अंगाच्या aṅgācā	अंगाचे, अंगाचं aṅgāċe, aṅgāċa	अंगाची aṅgācī	अंगाच्या aṅgācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अंगांचा aṅgānċā	अंगांचे aṅgānċe	अंगांची aṅgāñcī	अंगांच्या aṅgāncā	अंगांचे, अंगांचं aṅgānċe, aṅgānċa	अंगांची aṅgāñcī	अंगांच्या aṅgāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अंग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अंग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “अंग”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga).

Noun

अंग • (aṃga) n

1. body, limb

Descendants

• Gujarati: અંગ (aṅga)