کنگھا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *कङ्कश (*kaṅkaśa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə˥ŋ.ɡäː/
  • Rhymes: -äː

Noun

کنگھا • (kaṅghā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੰਘਾ)

  1. comb

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: कंघा (kaṅghā)
    Urdu: کَنگھا (kaṅghā)
  • ⇒ Marathi: कंगवा (kaṅgvā)
  • ⇒ Odia: କଙ୍ଗେଇ (kaṅgei)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کنگھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਕੰਘਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṅkata”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 129
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