ਲੌਂਗ
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Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit लवंग / 𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga), from Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga). Cognate with Bengali লঙ্গ (loṅgo), Hindustani لَون٘گ (lauṅg) / लौंग (lauṅg), Nepali ल्वाङ (lwāṅ).
Noun[edit]
ਲੌਂਗ • (lauṅg) m (Shahmukhi spelling لونگ)
References[edit]
- “ਲੌਂਗ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- “ਲੌਂਗ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਲੌਂਗ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 673.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lavaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 637