کنگھا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *कङ्कश (kaṅkaśa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə˥ŋ.ɡäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

کنگھا • (kaṅghā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੰਘਾ)

1. comb

Derived terms

• کنگھی (kaṅghī)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: कंघा (kaṅghā)
  • Urdu: کَنگھا (kaṅghā)
• → Marathi: कंगवा (kaṅgvā)
• → Odia: କଙ୍ଗେଇ (kaṅgei)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کنگھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਕੰਘਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṅkata”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 129