"tonga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tongas [plural], tanga [alternative]
Etymology: From Hindi टाँगा (ṭāṅgā). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|hi|टाँगा}} Hindi टाँगा (ṭāṅgā) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tonga (plural tongas)
  1. (India) A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Tags: India Categories (topical): Carriages
    Sense id: en-tonga-en-noun-Y-otV1O2 Disambiguation of Carriages: 84 16 Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Tonga. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tonga (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant supposed to be of the aroid genus Epipremnum. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: tonga bean
    Sense id: en-tonga-en-noun-ucp8KC1O Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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