कंघा
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Punjabi ਕੰਘਾ (kaṅghā), from Prakrit *𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀳 (*kaṃkaha), from Sanskrit *कङ्कश (kaṅkaśa), somehow related to कङ्कत (kaṅkata, “comb”). According to Turner, probably a non-Indo-Aryan borrowing. Cognate with Marathi कंगवा (kaṅgvā).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editकंघा • (kaṅghā) m (Urdu spelling کنگھا)
Declension
editDeclension of कंघा (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
edit- कंघी (kaṅghī)
References
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṅkata”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press