तुङ्ग

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

*टक्क (ṭakka), *टङ्ग- (ṭaṅga-), *टिक्क- (ṭikka-), *टिङ्ग- (ṭiṅga-), *टेक्क- (ṭekka-), *टेङ्ग- (ṭeṅga-), *टुङ्क- (ṭuṅka-), *टुङ्ग- (ṭuṅga-), *डक्क- (ḍakka-), *डग्ग- (ḍagga-), *डङ्ग- (ḍaṅga-), *डुङ्ग- (ḍuṅga-), *डोङ्ग- (ḍoṅga-), *थुङ्ग- (thuṅga-), *दङ्ग (daṅga)

Etymology

Variety of forms indicate non-Aryan, possibly Munda, origin. Originally meant "hill".

Adjective

तुङ्ग • (tuṅga)

prominent, erect, lofty, high

Noun

तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) m

a hil, elevation, height, mountain

Proper noun

तुङ्ग • (tuṅga) n

name of a river

Derived terms

तुङ्गभद्रा (tuṅgabhadrā, “Tungabhadra”)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ṭakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 300

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