अङ्क

Sanskrit

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Definitions
  • hook
  • (in dual) part of a chariot
  • curve
  • the curve in the human, especially the female, figure above the hip (where infants sitting, astride are carried by mothers hence often = 'breast' or 'lap')
  • side, flank
  • body
  • proximity, place
  • the bend in the arm
  • any hook or crooked instrument
  • curved line
  • a numerical figure, cipher, a figure or mark branded on an animal etc.
  • any mark, line, stroke, ornament, stigma
  • a number
  • the numbers one and nine
  • coefficient
  • act of a drama
  • drama
  • military show, sham-fight
  • misdeed, sin

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hankás inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hánkas inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ónkos (hook), *h₂enk- (hook, something bent, bend, corner, hirn, bow, curve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂enk-

Gloss

hook, something bent, bend, corner, hirn, bow, curve

Concept
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Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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