कुंजी

See also: काजू and कुज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਕੁੰਜੀ (kuñjī) / کُنجی (kunjī), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kuṃciyā), from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā). Sense 3 is a semantic loan from English key.

Pronunciation

Noun

कुंजी • (kuñjī) f (Urdu spelling کنجی)

  1. key
    Synonym: चाबी (cābī)
  2. key, trick
  4. (neologism, computing) key

Declension

Declension of कुंजी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct कुंजी
kuñjī 		कुंजियाँ
kuñjiyā̃
oblique कुंजी
kuñjī 		कुंजियों
kuñjiyõ
vocative कुंजी
kuñjī 		कुंजियो
kuñjiyo

Descendants

  • → Malay: kunci
    • > Indonesian: kunci (inherited)
    • → Iban: kunchi
    • → Maguindanao: gunsi
    • → Maranao: gonsi'
    • → Kapampangan: kunsi
    • → Tagalog: kunsi
    • → Tausug: kunsi'
    • → Thai: กุญแจ (gun-jɛɛ) (semi-learned)
  • → Pashto: کنجئِي (kunjay)

Further reading

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