नहंग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نهنگ (nahang); cognate with Sanskrit निहाका (nihākā)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nə.ɦəŋɡ/, [nɛ.ɦɛ̃ŋɡ]

Noun

नहंग • (nahaṅg) m (Urdu spelling نہنگ)

  1. a crocodile, alligator; a water dragon or other similar monster
  2. (figuratively) sword
  3. a sect of Sikhism
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