ਕੰਨਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit कर्णक (kárṇaka, “handle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənːäː/, [ˈkən.näː]
• Rhymes: -äː, -näː

Noun

ਕੰਨਾ • (kannā) m

1. The first diacritical mark of the Gurmukhi abugida, ਾ (ā).
2. The obtuse angles of a kite

Declension

Declension of ਕੰਨਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਕੰਨਾ (kannā)	ਕੰਨੇ (kanne)
oblique	ਕੰਨੇ (kanne)	ਕੰਨਿਆਂ (kanniā̃)
vocative	ਕੰਨਿਆ (kanniā)	ਕੰਨਿਓ (kannio)
ablative	ਕੰਨਿਓਂ (kanniõ)	—
locative	ਕੰਨੇ (kanne)	—
instrumental	ਕੰਨੇ (kanne)	—

References

• “ਕੰਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੱਨਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• “ਕੰਨਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kárṇaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press