कंघा
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
कंघा • (kaṅghā) m (Urdu spelling کنگھا)
Declension[edit]
Declension 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