چنگا

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चंग (caṃga).

Adjective

چَن٘گا (caṉgā)

  1. good

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चंग (caṃga). Cognate to Hindi चंगा (caṅgā) and Marathi चांगला (ċāṅglā).

Pronunciation

Adjective

چَن٘گا • (caṉgā) (feminine چنگی, Gurmukhi spelling ਚੰਗਾ)

  1. good, fine
    میں چنگا ہاں, شکریا
    maĩ caṅgā hā̃, shukaryā.
    I am fine, thank you.

Declension

Declension of چنگا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct چَن٘گا (caṉgā) چَن٘گے (caṉge) چَن٘گی (caṉgī) چَن٘گِیاں (caṉgiyāṉ)
oblique چَن٘گے (caṉge) چَن٘گیاں (caṉgeyāṉ) چَن٘گی (caṉgī) چَن٘گِیاں (caṉgiyāṉ)

Interjection

چَن٘گا • (caṉgā)

  1. OK, fine

References

  • چنگا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چنگا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz