कुंजी

See also: काजू and कुज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਕੁੰਜੀ (kuñjī) / کُنجی (kunjī). Sense 3 is a semantic loan from English key.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʊn.d͡ʒiː/, [kʊ̃n.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

कुंजी • (kuñjīf (Urdu spelling کنجی)

  1. key
    Synonym: चाबी (cābī)
  2. key, trick
  3. (neologism, computing) key

Declension

Declension of कुंजी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct कुंजी
kuñjī
कुंजियाँ
kuñjiyā̃
oblique कुंजी
kuñjī
कुंजियों
kuñjiyõ
vocative कुंजी
kuñjī
कुंजियो
kuñjiyo

Descendants

  • Malay: kunci
    • > Indonesian: kunci (inherited)
    • Iban: kunchi
    • Thai: กุญแจ (gun-jɛɛ) (semi-learned)
  • Pashto: کنجئِي (kunjay)

Further reading