व्यङ्ग

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

व्यङ्ग • (vyàṅga) stem

  1. crippled

Descendants

  • Pali: vaṅga
  • Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀕 (vaṃga)
    • Old Hindi: बांगड़ू (bā̃gaṛū)
    • Sinhalese: වඟි (waⁿgi)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vyaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press