ਕਸਾਈ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

From Persian قصاب (qassâb), from Arabic قَصَّاب (qaṣṣāb).

Noun

ਕਸਾਈ • (kasāī) m (feminine ਕਸਾਇਣ)

  1. butcher
  2. (figurative) merciless person
Derived terms
  • ਕਸਾਈਖਾਨਾ m (kasāīkhānā, “slaughterhouse”)
  • ਕਸਾਈਪੁਣਾ m (kasāīpuṇā, “butchery”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ਕਸਾਈ • (kasāī) f

  1. alternative form of ਕਸਵਾਈ (kasvāī)

Further reading

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