کنبنا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• کَمْبݨا (kambṇā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀧𑀇 (kaṃpaï), itself from Sanskrit कम्पते (kámpatē). Compare Urdu کان٘پنا (kāṉpnā) / Hindi काँपना (kā̃pnā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kə̃m.bə̆ɳäː/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /kə̃mː.əɳäː/

Verb

کَن٘بݨا • (kaṉbṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੰਬਣਾ)

1. to tremble; shiver; quiver

References

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کنبن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz