ਕੈਂਚੀ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian قیچی (qeyči), from Chagatai, ultimately from Proto-Mongolic *kaïcï. Compare Mongolian хайч (xajč).

Noun[edit]

ਕੈਂਚੀ • (kaiñcī) f (Shahmukhi spelling قینچی)

  1. scissors, shears, clippers

Further reading[edit]

  • “ਕੈਂਚੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
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