वङ्गति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *weng- (to bow, bend). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *wankijaną, *wenk (to wink, nod) (whence English wink), Lithuanian vìngis (bow, crooking), véngti (to swerve, avoid) and Albanian vang (tire, felloe). Doublet of वङ्क (vaṅka, crooked).

Pronunciation

Verb

वङ्गति (vaṅgati)

  1. to go lamely, limp

References

Sanskrit Dictionary

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