aṅka
Aṅka,2 [Vedic aṅka hook,bent etc.,anc,cp. aṅkura & aṅkusa. Gr. a]gkw/n elbow,a]/gkura = anchor; Lat. uncus nail; Ohg. angul = E. angle] (a.) a hook J.V,322 = VI,218 (v. l. BB aṅga). -- (b.) the lap (i. e. the bent position) or the hollow above the hips where infants are carried by Hindoo mothers or nurses (aṅkena vahati) Vin.II,114; D.II,19 (aṅke pariharati to hold on one’s lap or carry on one’s hips),20 (nisīdāpeti seat on one’s lap); M.II,97 (aṅkena vahitvā); Th.1,299; J.I,262 (aṅke nisinna); II,127,236; VI,513; DhA.I,170 (aṅkena vahitvā) PvA.17 (nisīdāpeti). (Page 6)