भंग

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅgá). Doublet of भाँग (bhāṅg).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bʱəŋɡ/, [bʱə̃ŋɡ]

Adjective

भंग • (bhaṅg) (indeclinable)

  1. broken, partitioned
  2. interrupted
  3. breached
  4. damaged
  5. defeated
  6. bent, curved

Noun

भंग • (bhaṅg) m

  1. breaking, splitting
  2. partition
  3. damage, destruction
  4. defeat
  5. disappointment, dejection
  6. interruption (of a flow, current)
  7. infringement, breach
  8. adjournment (of a parliament)
  9. dispersing (a crowd)
  10. bend, curve
  11. stick used to rub down hemp leaves in preparing bhang
  12. Synonym of भाँग (bhāṅg, “bhang”)

Declension
Declension of भंग (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct भंग
bhaṅg		 भंग
bhaṅg
oblique भंग
bhaṅg		 भंगों
bhaṅgõ
vocative भंग
bhaṅg		 भंगो
bhaṅgo

References
  • Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “भंग”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “भंग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Platts, John T. (1884) , “भंग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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