Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit पङ्गु (paṅgu).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pəŋ.ɡuː/, [pɐ̃ŋ.ɡuː]
Adjective[edit]
पंगु • (paṅgu) (indeclinable)
- lame, physically disabled
c. 1500,
Surdas :
- चरन कमल बंदौ हरि राई ।
जाकी कृपा पंगु गिरि लंघै आंधर कों सब कछु दरसाई॥- caran kamal bandau hari rāī .
jākī kŕpā paṅgu giri laṅghai āndhar kõ sab kachu darsāī.
References[edit]
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पंगु”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House