स्वाँग

Hindi

Alternative forms

• स्वांग (svāṅg) — anusvāra form

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀲𑀯𑀸𑀁𑀕 (*savāṃga), from Sanskrit *समाङ्ग (samāṅga), from सम (samá) +‎ अङ्ग (áṅga). Cognate with Marathi सोंग (soṅga), Gujarati સોંગ (soṅg), સ્વાંગ (svā̃g), Punjabi ਸਾਂਗ (sāṅg) / سانگ (sāng), ਸ੍ਵਾਂਗ (svāṅg), ਸਵਾਂਗ (savāṅg) / سوانگ (soāng), Odia ସୁଆଙ୍ଗ (suaṅgô).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sʋɑːŋɡ/, [sʋä̃ːŋɡ]

Noun

स्वाँग • (svāṅg) m (Urdu spelling سْوَانْگ)

1. imitation, mimicry
2. disguise
3. a sham, farce, pretence
4. a drama, folk-drama
5. a part in a play, a character, role
6. clowning

Declension

Declension of स्वाँग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	स्वाँग svāṅg	स्वाँग svāṅg
oblique	स्वाँग svāṅg	स्वाँगों svāṅgõ
vocative	स्वाँग svāṅg	स्वाँगो svāṅgo

References

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