کنگھا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *कङ्कश (*kaṅkaśa).
Pronunciation
- (Phonetic): kã́n̆gā̀
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /kəŋ˥.ɡäː/, [ˈkə̃ŋ˥.ɡäː(˧)]
- Rhymes: -äː
Noun
کنگھا • (kaṅghā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੰਘਾ)
Derived terms
- کنگھی (kaṅghī)
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- ⇒ Marathi: कंगवा (kaṅgvā)
- ⇒ Odia: କଙ୍ଗେଇ (kaṅgei)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “کنگھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
- “ਕੰਘਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “káṅkata”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 129