हिङ्गु
Sanskrit
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Iranian *Hángwr̥, with an unexpected shift from *a to i. Cognate with Khotanese [script needed] (aṃgūṣḍa), Persian انگدان (angodān), انگژد (angožad), Chinese 阿魏. Also borrowed into Chinese 形虞 (MC ɦeŋ ŋɨo).
Noun
हिङ्गु • (hiṅgú) m[1]
- asafoetida (Ferula assa-foetida)
- a kind of liquid made from the roots of asafoetida
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of हिङ्गु (hiṅgu) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | हिङ्गुः hiṅguḥ |
हिङ्गू hiṅgū |
हिङ्गवः hiṅgavaḥ |
| Vocative | हिङ्गो hiṅgo |
हिङ्गू hiṅgū |
हिङ्गवः hiṅgavaḥ |
| Accusative | हिङ्गुम् hiṅgum |
हिङ्गू hiṅgū |
हिङ्गून् hiṅgūn |
| Instrumental | हिङ्गुना / हिङ्ग्वा¹ hiṅgunā / hiṅgvā¹ |
हिङ्गुभ्याम् hiṅgubhyām |
हिङ्गुभिः hiṅgubhiḥ |
| Dative | हिङ्गवे / हिङ्ग्वे² hiṅgave / hiṅgve² |
हिङ्गुभ्याम् hiṅgubhyām |
हिङ्गुभ्यः hiṅgubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | हिङ्गोः / हिङ्ग्वः² hiṅgoḥ / hiṅgvaḥ² |
हिङ्गुभ्याम् hiṅgubhyām |
हिङ्गुभ्यः hiṅgubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | हिङ्गोः / हिङ्ग्वः² hiṅgoḥ / hiṅgvaḥ² |
हिङ्ग्वोः hiṅgvoḥ |
हिङ्गूनाम् hiṅgūnām |
| Locative | हिङ्गौ hiṅgau |
हिङ्ग्वोः hiṅgvoḥ |
हिङ्गुषु hiṅguṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
Borrowed terms
Terms borrowed from हिङ्गु (hiṅgu)
- Chinese: 形虞 (xíngyú)
- Shan: သိင်းၶူဝ်ႇ (sʰiŋ₄ kʰo₂)
- Tibetan: ཤིང་ཀུན། (shing kun)
- Dravidian: [Term?]
- Kannada: ಇಂಗು (iṅgu)
- Telugu: ఇంగువ (iṅguva)
- Nepali: हिङ (hiṅ)
- Persian: [script needed] (hing)
- Semnani: [script needed] (xing, “sage”), [script needed] (hīng, “asafoetida”) (Afdari)
- Sogdian: [2]
- Buddhist: [script needed] (ʾynkw /inku/)
- Tajik: ("Ferula teterrima")
- Badakhshan: [script needed] (ying), [script needed] (ing)
- Darvoz: [script needed] (hing-i badbuy)
- Wakhi: [script needed] (ying), [script needed] (ing)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “हिङ्गु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1298.
- Gharib, B. (1995), “ʾynkw”, in Sogdian dictionary: Sogdian–Persian–English, Tehran: Farhangan Publications, page 87b
Further reading
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