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کنجر

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Persian

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Noun

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کنجر (kenjar)

  1. (obsolete) elephant

Noun

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کنجر (konjer)

  1. (dialectal) pinch

Punjabi

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Etymology

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Comes from Kanjar, a tribe in South Asia considered outcasts due to some of their traditions.

Noun

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کَن٘جَر (kaṉjarm (feminine کَن٘جَری, Gurmukhi spelling ਕੰਜਰ) (vulgar, derogatory, slur)

  1. a shameless person; a cunt; twat
  2. (literally) a person who's wife is a harlot

Usage notes

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This term is not used to refer to the Kanjari tribe, but as a slur generally used to refer to any person.

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کنجر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਕੰਜਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kañjar”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press