ਕੁੰਗੂ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀫 (kuṃkuma), from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma). Compare Old Marathi 𑘎𑘳𑘽𑘎𑘳 (kuṃku).

ਕੁੰਗੂ (kuṅgū) m

1. saffron, Crocus sativus
2. red paste for the forehead

• Punjabi: kuṅgū

  Gurmukhi script: ਕੁੰਗੂ

  Shahmukhi script: کُنگُو

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਕੁੰਗੂ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 83
• “ਕੁੰਗੂ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuṅkuma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 174

From Old Punjabi ਕੁੰਗੂ (kuṅgū), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀫 (kuṃkuma), from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma)

• IPA^(key): /kʊŋ.ɡuː/, [kʊŋ.ɡuː]
• Hyphenation: ਕੁੰ‧ਗੂ

ਕੁੰਗੂ • (kuṅgū) m (Shahmukhi spelling کُنگُو)

1. saffron