leng

Meaning

Adj

1. lame, limping
2. awkward

Noun

alternative form of ling (“leg; foot”)

Synonyms

s

el

Translations

behindert

verkrüppelt

aksak

topal

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɛŋɡ/

Etymology

Cognate with Persian: لنگ

Cognate with Central Kurdish: لەنگ

Cognate with Sanskrit: लङ्ग

In summary

From Proto-Iranian *langa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *langa- (“lame”). Confer Persian لنگ (leng, “lame; leg”), Central Kurdish لەنگ (leng), Sanskrit लङ्ग (laṅga, “lame”).