Penniless in Hindi — Meaning of कंगाल (kanagal)

📖 Meaning of “penniless”

The meaning of “penniless” in Hindi is कंगाल, pronounced kanagal — it is a adjective. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of penniless

not having enough money to pay for necessities

🟢 Similar words for penniless

hard up impecunious in straitened circumstances(p) penurious pinched

✍️ Penniless in a sentence

I saw a penniless beggar near the temple.

देश देश में ऐसे कंगाल होंगे।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

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”).

Quick facts about “penniless”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Penniless

Meaning in Hindi

कंगाल

Pronunciation

kanagal

Part of speech

Adjective

Similar words

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "penniless" is कंगाल (kanagal).

In Devanagari script it is written as कंगाल.

It is pronounced "kanagal". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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