ਲਾਂਘਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑀸𑀁𑀖𑀓 (*lāṃghaka, “pertaining to crossing”). Cognate with Sindhi لانگهو / लांघो / 𑋚𑋠𑋟𑊾𑋧 (lāṅgho). .

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: lā́ṅgā̀ IPA^(key): /läː˦ŋ.ɡäː˨/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

ਲਾਂਘਾ • (lāṅghā) m (Shahmukhi spelling لان٘گْھا)

1. passage, way
2. traffic

Declension

Declension of ਲਾਂਘਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਲਾਂਘਾ (lāṅghā)	ਲਾਂਘੇ (lāṅghe)
oblique	ਲਾਂਘੇ (lāṅghe)	ਲਾਂਘਿਆਂ (lāṅghiā̃)
vocative	ਲਾਂਘਿਆ (lāṅghiā)	ਲਾਂਘਿਓ (lāṅghio)
ablative	ਲਾਂਘਿਓਂ (lāṅghiõ)	—
locative	ਲਾਂਘੇ (lāṅghe)	—
instrumental	ਲਾਂਘੇ (lāṅghe)	—

References

• “ਲਾਂਘਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਲਾਂਘਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.