ਕਮਲੁ
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Old Punjabi
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Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑆑𑆩𑆬 (kamala), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑀮 (kamala), from Sanskrit कमल (kamala).[1]
Noun
[edit]- lotus
- 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 938:
- ਜੈਸੇ ਜਲ ਮਹਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੁ ਮੁਰਗਾਈ ਨੈ ਸਾਣੇ ॥
- jaise jala mahi kamalu nirālamu muragāī nai sāṇe.
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- The lotus flower floats untouched upon the surface of the water, and the duck swims through the stream.
- ਜੈਸੇ ਜਲ ਮਹਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੁ ਮੁਰਗਾਈ ਨੈ ਸਾਣੇ ॥
Descendants
[edit]- Punjabi:
- →? Sindhi: kãvalu
References
[edit]More information
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kamala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 139
- ^ “ਕਮਲੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
- ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996) “ਕਮਲ”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 172, column 2; republished Amritsar, 2005.
- ^ Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਕਮਲੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 72
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- inc-opa:Flowers