کھبا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀯𑁆𑀯 (khavva), from Sanskrit खर्व (kharva, “mutilated, imperfect”). Cognate with Saraiki کَھٻّا (khaḇḇā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /kʰə.bːäː/, [kʰɐb.bäː]
- Rhymes: -äː
Adjective
کَھبّا • (khabbā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਖੱਬਾ)
- left
- Synonym: سَجّا (sajjā)
- left-handed
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | کَھبّا (khabbā) | کَھبّے (khabbe) | کَھبّی (khabbī) | کَھبِّیاں (khabbiyāṉ) | |
| oblique | کَھبّے (khabbe) | کَھبّیاں (khabbeyāṉ) | کَھبّی (khabbī) | کَھبِّیاں (khabbiyāṉ) | |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کھبّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਖੱਬਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kharvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 148