ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चिह्न (cihna).

Noun

ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ • (cinnh) m

1. sign, mark, spot, speck
2. symbol, emblem, token
3. (pathology) symptom
4. indication

Synonyms

• (mark, sign): ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ (niśān)
• (symptom, indication): ਲੱਖਣ (lakkhaṇ)

Derived terms

• ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਵਾਦ m (cinnhvād, “symbolism”)
• ਪਗ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ m (pag cinnh, “footprint”)
• ਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ m (praśan cinnh, “question mark”)
• ਵਿਸਮਕ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ m (vismak cinnh, “exclamation mark”)

 

Further reading

• “ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024