ढंग

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Etymology[edit]

From a substrate language, compare Sanskrit आडम्बर. Cognate with Marathi ढंग (ḍhaṅga), Punjabi ਢੰਗ (ḍhaṅg), and Gujarati ઢંગ (ḍhaṅg).

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Noun[edit]

ढंग (ḍhaṅgm (Urdu spelling ڈهنگ)

  1. mode, manner, way
    उसके पास बहुत विचित्र बात करने का ढंग है।
    uske pās bahut vicitra bāt karne kā ḍhaṅg hai.
    He has a very strange manner of talking.
  2. style, fashion
    इस ढंग के कपड़े बहुत महंगे हैं।
    is ḍhaṅg ke kapṛe bahut mahaṅge ha͠i.
    Clothes of this style are very expensive.

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References[edit]

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ढंग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “ڐهنگ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.