Shangar

[Rolf Koch]

Probably the Sanskrit root is zRNga "horn"

Harsha V. Dehejia wrote:

>  Dear Indologists: I am researching vernacular words for adornment in
> Indian languages. The Sanskrit word shingar means both romantic love
> and adornment. In Gujarati the words are split and the word shangar
> (an apabrahmsa from the original Sanskrit) means adornment especially
> of a woman. I would be grateful if anyone can let me know the
> equivalent of the Gujarati "shangar" in other languages. Prof. Harsha
> V. DehejiaProfessor of ReligionCarleton University, Ottawa, ON.
> Canada.hdehejia at ccs.carleton.ca




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