ਲੌਂਗ

Punjabi

Etymology

  • Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga), from Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga).

    Noun

    ਲੌਂਗ • (lauṅgm (Shahmukhi spelling لونگ)

    1. (botany) clove
    2. nosepin

    Declension

    Declension of ਲੌਂਗ
    singular plural
    direct ਲੌਂਗ (lauṅg) ਲੌਂਗ (lauṅg)
    oblique ਲੌਂਗ (lauṅg) ਲੌਂਗਾਂ (lauṅgā̃)
    vocative ਲੌਂਗਾ (lauṅgā) ਲੌਂਗੋ (lauṅgo)
    ablative ਲੌਂਗੋਂ (lauṅgõ)
    locative ਲੌਂਗੇ (lauṅge) ਲੌਂਗੀਂ (lauṅgī̃)
    instrumental ਲੌਂਗੇ (lauṅge) ਲੌਂਗੀਂ (lauṅgī̃)


    References

    • ਲੌਂਗ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    • ਲੌਂਗ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਲੌਂਗ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 673.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “lavaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 637