जाँघ

See also: जघा and जांघ

Hindi

Alternative forms

जांघ (jāṅgh), जँघा (jaṅghā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀖𑀸 (jaṃghā), from Sanskrit जङ्घा (jaṅghā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰángʰaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰángʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-o-s. Cognate with Assamese জাং (zaṅ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːŋɡʱ/, [d͡ʒä̃ːŋɡʱ]

Noun

जाँघ • (jāṅgh) f (Urdu spelling جانگھ)

(anatomy) thigh
Synonyms: ऊरु (ūru), उरु (uru) (poetic), रान (rān)

Declension

Declension of *जाँघ* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	जाँघ jāṅgh	जाँघें jāṅghẽ
oblique	जाँघ jāṅgh	जाँघों jāṅghõ
vocative	जाँघ jāṅgh	जाँघो jāṅgho

Derived terms

जाँघिया (jāṅghiyā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जाँघ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jáṅghā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press