ਅੰਗਰਖਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕 (aṃga)
    Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (rakkha)
    Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (aṃgarakkha)
    Punjabi ਅੰਗਰਖਾ (aṅgarkhā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔 (aṃgarakkha, literally “protecting the body”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga, “body, limb”) +‎ रक्ष (rakṣa, “protecting”).

    Noun

    ਅੰਗਰਖਾ • (aṅgarkhā) m

    1. angarkha (long-sleeved robe)

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    Further reading

    • “ਅੰਗਰਖਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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