چنگا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चंग (caṃga). Cognate to Hindi चंगा (caṅgā) and Marathi चांगला (ċāṅglā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəŋ.ɡäː/

Adjective

چَن٘گا • (caṉgā) (feminine چنگی, Gurmukhi spelling ਚੰਗਾ)

1. good, fine

   میں چنگا ہاں, شکریا

   maĩ caṅgā hā̃, shukaryā.

   I am fine, thank you.

Declension

Declension of چنگا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	چَن٘گا ({{{2}}}ā)	چَن٘گے ({{{2}}}e)		چَن٘گی ({{{2}}}ī)	چَن٘گیاں ({{{2}}}īyāṉ)
oblique	چَن٘گے ({{{2}}}e)	چَن٘گیْاں ({{{2}}}iyāṉ)		چَن٘گی ({{{2}}}ī)	چَن٘گیاں ({{{2}}}īyāṉ)

Interjection

چَن٘گا • (caṉgā)

1. OK, fine

References

• “چنگا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چنگا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz