कंघा

Hindi

Etymology

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

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kəŋ.ɡʱɑː/, [kɐ̃ŋ.ɡʱäː]

Noun

कंघा • (kaṅghā) m (Urdu spelling کنگھا)

1. comb

Declension

Declension of कंघा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कंघा kaṅghā	कंघे kaṅghe
oblique	कंघे kaṅghe	कंघों kaṅghõ
vocative	कंघे kaṅghe	कंघो kaṅgho

Derived terms

• कंघी (kaṅghī)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṅkata”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press