ਕਾਹਵਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਕ਼ਾਹਵਾ (qāhvā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قهوه (qahwa), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Cognate with Bengali কাহোয়া (kahōẇa), Hindi क़हवा (qahvā), Gujarati કહવા (kahvā). Doublet of ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (kāfī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /käː˩˥.ʋäː/, /qäː˩˥.ʋäː/
• (emphatic) IPA^(key): /käɦ.ʋäː/, /käːɦ.ʋäː/

Noun

ਕਾਹਵਾ • (kāhvā) m (Shahmukhi spelling قہوہ)

1. green tea; kahwah
2. (obsolete) coffee

   Synonym: ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (kāfī)

Further reading

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