کنجر
Persian
Noun
کنجر • (kenjar)
- (obsolete) elephant
Noun
کنجر • (konjer)
- (dialectal) pinch
Punjabi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Sense 2 is derived from the historical practice of prostitution among members of the tribe.
Noun
کَن٘جَر • (kaṉjar) m (feminine کَن٘جَری, Gurmukhi spelling ਕੰਜਰ)
- a member of the Kanjar tribe
- (vulgar, derogatory, offensive, slur) a shameless and promiscuous man; a pimp, pander, pervert, cuckold
- وے، کیوں ویکھ رہا ہیں میری بھین نوں، کنجرا؟!
- ve, kyoṉ vekh rihā haiṉ merī bhaiṇ nūṉ, kaṉjarā?!
- Oi, why are you looking at my sister, you pervert?!
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | کَن٘جَر (kaṉjar) | کَن٘جَر (kaṉjar) |
| oblique | کَن٘جَر (kaṉjar) | کَن٘جَراں (kaṉjarāṉ) |
| vocative | کَن٘جَرا (kaṉjarā) | کَن٘جَرو (kaṉjaro) |
| ablative | کَن٘جَروں (kaṉjaroṉ) | کَن٘جَراں (kaṉjarāṉ) |
| locative | کَن٘جَرے (kaṉjare) | کَن٘جَرِیں (kaṉjarīṉ) |
| instrumental | کَن٘جَروں (kaṉjaroṉ) | – |
Derived terms
- کَن٘جَرپُݨا (kaṉjarpuṇā, “prostitution”)