कंगाल

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कंगाल

/kəŋ.ɡɑːl/ Hindi, Standard
[kɐ̃ŋ.ɡäːl] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan (whence Punjabi ਕੰਗਾਲ (kaṅgāl)), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀮 (kaṃkāla), from Sanskrit कङ्काल (kaṅkāla, “skeleton”). Cognate with Gujarati કંગાલ (kaṅgāl), Bengali কাঙাল (kaṅal), Assamese কঙাল (koṅal), and possibly Marathi कंकाळ (kaṅkāḷ, “cruel”).

adjective kaṅgāl · کنگال

indeclinable poor, destitute
Similar: रंक, दरिद्र, निर्धन, ग़रीब

noun kaṅgāl · کنگال · कंगाल · कंगालों

by personal gender, feminine, masculine poor person, pauper देश देश में ऐसे कंगाल होंगे।

In English

failed bankrupt — see also bankrupt

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"कंगाल." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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कंगाल. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2

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"कंगाल." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {कंगाल},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}