Sanskrit aṅká (60)
According to Monier-Williams’ A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, the word aṅká is derived from the root aṅk, meaning “to move in a curve.” The root aṅk is also connected with the root añc, meaning “to bend, curve, incline, and curl.” The word aṅkas (masculine and nominative case of aṅká) refers to “a hook; part of a chariot; a curve; the curve in the human, especially the female, figure above the hip (where infants sitting astride are carried by mothers, hence often equal to “breast” or “lap”); the side or flank; the body; proximity, place; the bend in the arm; any hook or crooked instrument; a curved line; a numerical figure, cipher; a figure or mark branded on an animal; any mark, line, stroke, ornament, stigma; a number; the numbers one and nine; a co-efficient; an act of a drama; a drama; a military show or sham-fight; a misdeed, and a sin.” It is linguistically related to Greek ἄγkάs (ágkás), ἄγkάλη (ágkáli), ἄγkώv (ágkóv), ὄγκος (ónkos), and Latin uncus. However, it traces its origin to the Tamil root aṅku through the transformation of aṅku > aṅká. The following words, related to
Sanskrit aṅká, also originate from Tamil aṅku.
aṅká-karaṇa, the act of marking or stamping. aṅká-kāra, a champion chosen by each side to decide a battle. aṅkakārī- √kṛi, to choose such a champion. aṅká-tantra, name of a book treating of magical marks or figures. aṅká-dhāraṇā, manner of holding the body, figure. aṅká-parivartana, turning the body, turning on the other side. aṅká-pāda-vrata, name of a chapter in the Bhavishyottara-Purāṇa. aṅká-pāli or aṅká-pālikā, embracing, an embrace. aṅká-pālī, an embrace; a nurse; the plant (Piring) Medicago esculenta. aṅká-pāṡa, a peculiar concatenation of numerals or numbers. aṅká-paṡa-vyavahāra, the use of that concatenation. aṅká-paṡâdhyāya, the study of that concatenation. aṅká-bandha, branding with a mark that resembles a headless body. aṅká-bhāj, (an infant) carried on the hip; (forced fruit) nearly ripe, early ripe; near one’s side, in one’s possession, close at hand, easy of attainment. aṅká-mukha, introductory act of a drama giving a clue to the whole plot. aṅká-loḍya, ginger. aṅká-vidyā, science of numbers, arithmetic. aṅkâṅká, water. aṅkâvatāra, the close of a dramatic act (preparing the audience for the following one). aṅkas, a curve or bend. aṅkin, possessing a hook. aṅkuṡas and aṅkuṡam, a hook, especially an elephant-driver’s hook. aṅkuṡá-graha, an elephant-driver. aṅkuṡá-durdhara, a restive elephant. aṅkuṡita, urged on by the hook. aṅkusίn, having a hook, laying hold of with a hook. añcana, act of bending or curving. añcita, bent, curved, curled, arched, handsome; gone, walked in; reverenced, honoured; distinguished. añcita-pattra, a kind of lotus with curved leaves. añcita-pattrâksha, having lotus eyes. añcita-bhrū, a woman with arched or handsome eyebrows. añcita-lāṅgūla, having a curved tail (as a monkey). an-aṅkuṡa, unrestrained. kroḍânka, a tortoise. ṡaṡâṅka, hare-marked, the moon; camphor. ṡaṡâṅka-kānta, lovely as the moon. ṡaṡâṅka-kiraṇa-prakhya, resembling a ray of the moon. ṡaṡâṅka-kula, the lunar race. ṡaṡâṅka-ja or ṡaṡâṅka-tanaya, the moon’s son, the planet Mercury. ṡaṡâṅka-dhara, name of a grammarian. ṡaṡâṅka-pura, name of a town. ṡaṡâṅka-bimba, the disk of the moon. ṡaṡâṅka-bhās, shining like the moon. ṡaṡâṅka-mukuṭa, having the moon as diadem, name of Ṡiva. ṡaṡâṅka-mūrti, having a hare-marked form, name of the moon. ṡaṡâṅka-lekhā, moon-streak, the lunar crescent. ṡaṡâṅka-vatī, name of a princess (after whom the 12th Lambaka of the Kathā-sarit-sāgara is called). ṡaṡâṅka-vadanā, a moon-faced woman. ṡaṡâṅka-ṡatru, moon’s foe, name of Rāhu. ṡaṡâṅka-ṡṛiṅga, a horn or point of the moon’s crescent. ṡaṡâṅka-ṡekhara, moon-crested, name of Ṡiva. ṡaṡâṅka-suta, equal to ṡasâṅka-ja. ṡaṡâṅka-kârdha, the half-moon. ṡaṡâṅka-kârdha-mukha, having a head shaped like a half-moon (said of an arrow). ṡaṡâṅka-kârdhasekhara, name of Ṡiva. ṡaṡâṅka-kôpala, a kind of precious stone. ṡaṡâṅkiṭa, hare-marked (the moon).