کبا

See also: كبا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *कर्व (*karva)

Pronunciation

Adjective

کَبّا • (kabbā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੱਬਾ)

  1. pugnacious, quarrelsome, obstinate
  2. rude, impudent
  3. stupid

Declension

Declension of کبا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct کَبّا (kabbā) کَبّے (kabbe) کَبّی (kabbī) کَبِّیاں (kabbiyāṉ)
oblique کَبّے (kabbe) کَبّیاں (kabbeyāṉ) کَبّی (kabbī) کَبِّیاں (kabbiyāṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کبّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਕੱਬਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*karva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 148