पङ्क

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pen- (mire, bog). Cognate with Old Prussian pannean (bog), Middle Irish en (water), Dutch veen, Old English fenn (English fen).

Pronunciation

Noun

पङ्क • (paṅka) stem, m

  1. mire, bog, morass, muddy pool
  2. clay, slush, mud
  3. dirt, moral impurity, sin

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पङ्क
Nom. sg. पङ्कः (paṅkaḥ)
Gen. sg. पङ्कस्य (paṅkasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पङ्कः (paṅkaḥ) पङ्कौ (paṅkau) पङ्काः (paṅkāḥ)
Vocative पङ्क (paṅka) पङ्कौ (paṅkau) पङ्काः (paṅkāḥ)
Accusative पङ्कम् (paṅkam) पङ्कौ (paṅkau) पङ्कान् (paṅkān)
Instrumental पङ्केन (paṅkena) पङ्काभ्याम् (paṅkābhyām) पङ्कैः (paṅkaiḥ)
Dative पङ्काय (paṅkāya) पङ्काभ्याम् (paṅkābhyām) पङ्केभ्यः (paṅkebhyaḥ)
Ablative पङ्कात् (paṅkāt) पङ्काभ्याम् (paṅkābhyām) पङ्केभ्यः (paṅkebhyaḥ)
Genitive पङ्कस्य (paṅkasya) पङ्कयोः (paṅkayoḥ) पङ्कानाम् (paṅkānām)
Locative पङ्के (paṅke) पङ्कयोः (paṅkayoḥ) पङ्केषु (paṅkeṣu)

Derived terms

  • पङ्कज (paṅkaja, lotus, literally born from slush)
  • पङ्कक्रीड (paṅkakrīḍa, pig, literally playing in slush)

Descendants

  • Assamese: পেঁক (pẽk), বোকা (büka)
  • Bengali: পাঁক (pãk), পেঁক (pẽk)
  • Hindi: पाँक (pā̃k)
  • Sylheti: ꠙꠦꠇ (fex)
  • Tamil: பங்கம் (paṅkam)
  • Pali: paṅka
    • Lao: ບົງ (bong)
    • Thai: บงก์
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