ਕਪਾਹ
Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀲 (kappāsa), from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”).
Noun
[edit]ਕਪਾਹ • (kapāh) f (Shahmukhi spelling کپاہ)
- cotton (material and plant)
Derived terms
[edit]- ਕਪਾਹੀ (kapāhī, “yellow”, adjective)
Further reading
[edit]- “ਕਪਾਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karpā́sa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 146
Categories:
- Punjabi terms derived from Austroasiatic languages
- Punjabi terms inherited from Prakrit
- Punjabi terms derived from Prakrit
- Punjabi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Punjabi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Punjabi lemmas
- Punjabi nouns
- Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script
- Punjabi feminine nouns
- pa:Fibers
- pa:Mallow subfamily plants