तुङ्ग
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- *टक्क (ṭakka), *टङ्ग- (ṭaṅga-), *टिक्क- (ṭikka-), *टिङ्ग- (ṭiṅga-), *टेक्क- (ṭekka-), *टेङ्ग- (ṭeṅga-), *टुङ्क- (ṭuṅka-), *टुङ्ग- (ṭuṅga-), *डक्क- (ḍakka-), *डग्ग- (ḍagga-), *डङ्ग- (ḍaṅga-), *डुङ्ग- (ḍuṅga-), *डोङ्ग- (ḍoṅga-), *थुङ्ग- (thuṅga-), *दङ्ग (daṅga)
Etymology
Given the immense number of alternative forms, most likely from a substrate. Related to Nepali डुङ्गुर् (ḍuṅgur), Hindi डूंगर (ḍūṅgar), टेकरा (ṭekrā), Bengali ডাঙা (ḍaṅa), Odia ଡୁଙ୍ଗୁରି (ḍuṅguri), Rajasthani डुंगर, Punjabi ਟੇਕਰਾ (ṭekrā), Gujarati ટેકરો (ṭekro) and ડુંગર (ḍuṅgar).
Derived terms
- तुङ्गभद्रा (tuṅgabhadrā, “Tungabhadra”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 300
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