अंगुली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀻 (aṃgulī), 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀺 (aṃguli), from Sanskrit अङ्गुलि (aṅguli), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-ul-i-s (“finger”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əŋ.ɡʊ.liː/, [ɐ̃ŋ.ɡʊ.liː]

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Noun

अंगुली • (aṅgulī) f (Urdu spelling انگلی)

1. Alternative form of उंगली (uṅglī)

Declension

Declension of अंगुली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अंगुली aṅgulī	अंगुलियाँ aṅguliyā̃
oblique	अंगुली aṅgulī	अंगुलियों aṅguliyõ
vocative	अंगुली aṅgulī	अंगुलियो aṅguliyo

References

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