ਕਸ਼ਟ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कष्ट (kaṣṭa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəʃʈ/, [kɐʂʈ], /kə.ʃəʈ/, [kɐ.ʂɐʈ]

Noun

ਕਸ਼ਟ • (kaśaṭ) m

  1. trouble, bother
  2. hardship, distress
  3. torture, pain, agony, affliction
  • ਕਸ਼ਟਦਾਇਕ (kaśṭadāika, “troublesome”, adjective)

Further reading

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