ਜੰਘ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जङ्घा (jaṅghā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒaːŋ˦ɡə̆]

Noun

ਜੰਘ • (jaṅghm (Shahmukhi spelling جانگھ)

  1. (anatomy) thigh; leg
    Synonym: ਪੱਟ (paṭṭa)

Declension

Declension of ਜੰਘ
singular plural
direct ਜੰਘ (jaṅgh) ਜੰਘ (jaṅgh)
oblique ਜੰਘ (jaṅgh) ਜੰਘਾਂ (jaṅghā̃)
vocative ਜੰਘਾ (jaṅghā) ਜੰਘੋ (jaṅgho)
ablative ਜੰਘੋਂ (jaṅghõ)
locative ਜੰਘੇ (jaṅghe) ਜੰਘੀਂ (jaṅghī̃)
instrumental ਜੰਘੇ (jaṅghe) ਜੰਘੀਂ (jaṅghī̃)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jáṅghā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 280
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਜੰਘ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.