तंग होना taṅg hōnā

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How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · g.v.

Earlier definition

Definition

to be tired (of), to be fed up; to be browned off.
To be distressed or incommoded (by), to be in distress or difficulty.
To be troubled, or vexed, or harassed (by).
To be utterly weary or sick (of), to have one's patience exhausted (by).
To be dejected or sad.

Usual translation

  1. be distressed
  2. get distressed
  3. become distressed

Origin of the definition

होना hōnā (hindi)

To be.
To happen, to occur.
To exist.
To be born.

तंग taṅga tāṅg (a) narrow; scarce; troubled; harassed; girth, belt of a horse; ~दस्त short of money, scarcity-stricken; ~दस्ती state of penury, scarcity of money, poverty; ~दिल hide-bound, small hearted; hence ~दिली (nf); ~हाल tight, distressed, in great straits; ~हाली narrow circumstances, straits, tightness; —आना to be tired (of), to be fed up; to be browned off; —करना to trouble, to harass, to victimize.

tang honā, or ba tang honā, v.n. = tang ānā, q.v. tang-ānā, or ba-tang ānā (-se), To be distressed or incommoded (by), to be in distress or difficulty; to be troubled, or vexed, or harassed (by); to be utterly weary or sick (of), to have one's patience exhausted (by); to be dejected or sad.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

78 occurrences

In 67 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

23 occurrences

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Mamma

4 occurrences

In 4 on 122 murlis

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Created
Friday 8 September 2023
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