anaṅguri

 In Sanskrit, "anaṅguri" (अनङ्गुरि) means "destitute of fingers" or lacking fingers.

Definition and Meaning

The term anaṅguri is a compound derived from ‘a-’ (अ) meaning

"without" and ‘aṅguri’ (अङ्गुरि) meaning "finger" or

"jointed part of a limb" 

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literally translates to "without fingers" or "fingerless". It is 

primarily used as an adjective describing someone or something

lacking fingers 

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Linguistic Details

• Sanskrit script: अनङ्गुरि
• Pronunciation: Classical Sanskrit IPA: /ɐŋ.ɡu.ɾi/
• Gender and Declension: Feminine noun, i-stem, with standard
• singular, dual, and plural forms 

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Etymology

The root aṅguri comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hanguri-, linked to 

Proto-Indo-European h₂eng-ul- or h₂engulos, which can mean "joint" 

or "corner" 

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. Cognates include Latin angulus 

("corner, angle") and Old High German enchil ("ankle, joint") 

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Related Terms

• Ananguli (अनङ्गुलि): Synonymous with anaṅguri, also meaning
• "fingerless" 

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• Pañcāṅguri: Refers to "five fingersless," derived from a similar root.
• Usage may also appear in literary or mythological contexts to 
• describe characters with missing fingers or hands.
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In summary, anaṅguri is a Sanskrit adjective/noun used to describe 

a fingerless condition, with roots tracing back through Indo-Iranian

to Proto-Indo-European, and it is attested in classical dictionaries 

and Vedic literature 

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