ਕੰਨਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Possibly from Sanskrit कर्णक (kárṇaka, “handle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənːäː/, [ˈkən.näː]
- Rhymes: -äː
Noun
ਕੰਨਾ • (kannā) m
- The first diacritical mark of the Gurmukhi abugida, ਾ (ā).
- The obtuse angles of a kite
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਕੰਨਾ (kannā) | ਕੰਨੇ (kanne) |
| oblique | ਕੰਨੇ (kanne) | ਕੰਨਿਆਂ (kanniā̃) |
| vocative | ਕੰਨਿਆ (kanniā) | ਕੰਨਿਓ (kannio) |
| ablative | ਕੰਨਿਓਂ (kanniõ) | — |
| locative | ਕੰਨੇ (kanne) | — |
| instrumental | ਕੰਨੇ (kanne) | — |
References
- “ਕੰਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੱਨਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- “ਕੰਨਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kárṇaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press