अंग (ang)
noun
Primarily a body part / limb (अंग (ang)); by extension it means a component or part of any whole, and shows up compounded in many common words.
Sense
1
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body part, limb
noun, masculine
Synonyms: अवयव (avyav, formal)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet this word constantly in compounds rather than standing alone -- अंगदान (angdaan, 'organ donation') and अंगरक्षक (angrakshak, 'bodyguard', literally 'body-protector') are both built on it. In yoga and Ayurveda contexts अंग (ang) is the standard word for a limb or body part.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for अंग (ang) where हाथ-पैर (haath-pair, 'hands and feet') or शरीर (shariir, 'body') would sound more natural in casual speech -- अंग (ang) alone tends to sound a bit clinical or literary when used for a specific limb in everyday conversation.
Sample Sentences:
उसके शरीर का एक अंग बुरी तरह घायल हो गया है।
One of the limbs of his body has been badly injured.
(uske shariir kaa ek ang burii tarah ghaayal ho gayaa hai।)
योग करते समय हर अंग पर ध्यान देना चाहिए।
While doing yoga, one should pay attention to every limb.
(yog karte samay har ang par dhyaan denaa chaahie।)
डॉक्टर ने मरीज़ के सभी अंगों की जांच की।
The doctor examined all the patient's body parts.
(doktar ne mariiz ke sabhii angon kii jaanch kii।)
अगर उसका अंग कट जाता, तो वह कभी ठीक से चल नहीं पाता।
If his limb had been severed, he would never have been able to walk properly.
(agar uskaa ang kat jaataa, to vah kabhii thiik se chal nahiin paataa।)
अंगदान करके तुम किसी और के शरीर के अंग को नया जीवन दे सकते हो।
By donating an organ, you can give new life to a body part of someone else.
(angdaan karke tum kisii aur ke shariir ke ang ko nayaa jiivan de sakte ho।)
अपने अंगों को आराम दो, कल फिर मेहनत करनी है।
Give your limbs some rest, we have to work hard again tomorrow.
(apne angon ko aaraam do, kal phir mehnat karnii hai।)
दुर्घटना में उसका एक अंग हमेशा के लिए बेकार हो गया।
In the accident, one of his limbs became permanently useless.
(durghatnaa men uskaa ek ang hameshaa ke lie bekaar ho gayaa।)
मरीज़ के अंगों की सूजन जांच के बाद कम की जाएगी।
The swelling in the patient's limbs will be reduced after the examination.
(mariiz ke angon kii soojan jaanch ke baad kam kii jaaegii।)
आयुर्वेद में हर अंग के लिए अलग तेल बताया गया है।
In Ayurveda, a different oil has been prescribed for every body part.
(aayurved men har ang ke lie alag tel bataayaa gayaa hai।)
काश उसके सारे अंग फिर से काम करने लगते।
If only all his limbs would start working again.
(kaash uske saare ang phir se kaam karne lagte।)
Sense
2
:
part, component, section (of a whole)
noun, masculine Used for a functional part of an organization, document, or system -- e.g. a branch/wing of a movement or a section of a text.
Synonyms: भाग (bhaag), हिस्सा (hissaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This is the sense behind अंग्रेज़ी (angrezii)-adjacent bureaucratic and institutional language: a 'wing' of a party or a 'section' of a law gets called its अंग (ang). You'll also hear सर्वांग (sarvaang, 'all limbs/parts') and अभिन्न अंग (abhinn ang, 'inseparable/integral part') -- the latter is a very common set phrase for saying something is an essential part of a bigger whole.
Sample Sentences:
शिक्षा हमारे जीवन का अभिन्न अंग है।
Education is an integral part of our lives.
(shikshaa hamaare jiivan kaa abhinn ang hai।)
यह धारा कानून का एक महत्वपूर्ण अंग है।
This clause is an important part of the law.
(yah dhaaraa kaanoon kaa ek mahatvpoorn ang hai।)
पार्टी के इस अंग ने अपनी अलग रणनीति बनाई थी।
This wing of the party had made its own separate strategy.
(paartii ke is ang ne apnii alag ranniiti banaaii thii।)
संगठन के हर अंग को मिलकर काम करना चाहिए।
Every part of the organization should work together.
(sangthan ke har ang ko milkar kaam karnaa chaahie।)
अगर यह अंग हटा दिया जाता तो पूरी योजना बिखर जाती।
If this component had been removed, the whole plan would have fallen apart.
(agar yah ang hataa diyaa jaataa to poorii yojnaa bikhar jaatii।)
इस मशीन का हर अंग सावधानी से जांचा जाता है।
Every component of this machine is carefully inspected.
(is mashiin kaa har ang saavdhaanii se jaanchaa jaataa hai।)
सरकार के इस अंग को और अधिकार दिए जाएंगे।
This wing of the government will be given more powers.
(sarkaar ke is ang ko aur adhikaar die jaaenge।)
कृपया रिपोर्ट का यह अंग ध्यान से पढ़िए।
Please read this section of the report carefully.
(kripyaa riport kaa yah ang dhyaan se padhie।)
संगीत और नृत्य इस उत्सव के सर्वांग हैं।
Music and dance are all-encompassing parts of this festival.
(sangiit aur nrity is utsav ke sarvaang hain।)
क्या यह प्रस्ताव समझौते का अंग बन सकता है?
Can this proposal become a part of the agreement?
(kyaa yah prastaav samjhaute kaa ang ban saktaa hai?)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
अंग
(ang)
(sg.m.oblique):
अंग
(ang)
(pl.m.direct):
अंग
(ang)
(pl.m.oblique):
अंगों
(angon)