ਕੁਆਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀫𑀸𑀭𑀻 (kumārī), from Sanskrit कुमारी (kumārī). Cognate with Gujarati કુંવાર (kũvār).

Noun

ਕੁਆਰ • (kuāra) f

1. aloe

Derived terms

• ਕੁਆਰ ਗੰਦਲ਼ (kuāra gandaḷ)
• ਘੀ ਕੁਆਰ (ghī kuāra)

Further reading

• “ਕੁਆਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kumārī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 170