کانھ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• کاہَن (kāhan)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀳 (kaṇha), from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kr̥ṣṇá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥šnás (“black”), from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós (“black”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: kā́nă IPA^(key): /käː˦nᵊ/

Proper noun

کانھ • (kānh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਾਨ੍ਹ)

1. (Hinduism) Krishna
2. husband

   Synonym: خاوَنْد (xāvand)

3. (figuratively) a handsome man
4. (figuratively) proud, arrogant

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کانھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਕਾਨ੍ਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kr̥ṣṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 179