दंग

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دنگ (dang).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪əŋɡ/, [d̪ɐ̃ŋɡ]
• Rhymes: -ə̃ŋɡ

Adjective

दंग • (daṅg) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دنگ)

1. astonished, dumbfounded

   Synonyms: हैरान (hairān), आश्चर्यचकित (āścaryackit)

   दंग रह जाना ― daṅg rah jānā ― to be left dumbfounded

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दंग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press