ਲੌਂਗ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga)

Prakrit 𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga)

Punjabi ਲੌਂਗ (lauṅg)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga), from Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga).

Noun

ਲੌਂਗ • (lauṅg) m (Shahmukhi spelling لونگ)

1. (botany) clove
2. nosepin

References

• “ਲੌਂਗ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• “ਲੌਂਗ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਲੌਂਗ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 673.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lavaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 637