ਜੰਞ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਜੰਜ (jañj), ਜਾਂਜ (jāñj)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (jaṇṇā), from Sanskrit जन्य (jánya). Cognate with Sindhi ڄَڃَ (ǰaña) and Gujarati જાન (jān). Doublet of ਜਿਨਸ (jinas).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ɲd͡ʒᵊ/, [d͡ʒɐ̃.ɲd͡ʒə̆]
- (archaic) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ɲːᵊ/
Noun
ਜੰਞ • (jãñ) f (Shahmukhi spelling جنج)
- baraat (marriage procession)
- Synonym: ਬਰਾਤ (barāt)
- (figuratively) a crowd; group
- Synonym: ਗਰੋਹ (garoh)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਜੰਞ (jãñ) | ਜੰਞਾਂ (jãñā̃) |
| oblique | ਜੰਞ (jãñ) | ਜੰਞਾਂ (jãñā̃) |
| vocative | ਜੰਞੇ (jãñe) | ਜੰਞੋ (jãño) |
| ablative | ਜੰਞੋਂ (jãñõ) | ਜੰਞਿਆੰ (jãñiā̃) |
| locative | ਜੰਞੇ (jãñe) | ਜੰਞੀਂ (jãñī̃) |
| instrumental | ਜੰਞੇ (jãñe) | ਜੰਞੀਂ (jãñī̃) |
Related terms
- ਜਾਂਞੀ m (jā̃ñī, “member of a marriage party”)