পাঞ্জা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجه (panja). Doublet of পঞ্চ (ponco) and পাঁচ (pãc).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pand͡ʒa/, [ˈpand͡ʒaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pandʑa/, [ˈpandʑaˑ]

Noun

পাঞ্জা • (panja)

  1. hand
    1. paw, claw
    2. palm
      1. (archaic) palm-marked decree or order
  2. (card games) a five, cinque

Derived terms

  • পাঞ্জা লড়া (panja loṛa)
  • পাঞ্জা লড়াই (panja loṛai)
  • পাঞ্জা খেলা (panja khela)