ਕੁੰਜੀ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā). Cognate with Gujarati કૂંચી (kū̃cī), Odia କୁଞ୍ଚି (kuñci), and Sindhi ڪُنجيِ (kuñjī).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊɲ.d͡ʒiː/, [ˈkʊ̃n̠.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

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ਕੁੰਜੀ (kuñjīf (Shahmukhi spelling کُنجی)

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Declension

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Declension of ਕੁੰਜੀ
dir. sg. ਕੁੰਜੀ (kuñjī)
dir. pl. ਕੁੰਜੀਆਂ (kuñjīā̃)
singular plural
direct ਕੁੰਜੀ (kuñjī) ਕੁੰਜੀਆਂ (kuñjīā̃)
oblique ਕੁੰਜੀ (kuñjī) ਕੁੰਜੀਆਂ (kuñjīā̃)
vocative ਕੁੰਜੀਏ (kuñjīē) ਕੁੰਜੀਓ (kuñjīo)
ablative
locative
instrumental

Descendants

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References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੁੰਜੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • ਕੁੰਜੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuñcikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 165