ਤਾਂਘ
Punjabi
Noun
ਤਾਂਘ • (tāṅgh) f
- longing, yearning, craving
- Synonyms: ਸੱਧਰ (saddhar), ਰੀਝ (rījh), ਇੱਛਾ (icchā), ਲੋਚ (loc)
- earnest desire, wish, hope, or expectation
- Synonyms: ਤੱਕ (takka), ਆਸ (āsa)
Related terms
- ਤਾਂਘਣਾ (tāṅghṇā, “yearn”, verb)
- ਤਾਂਘੀ (tāṅghī, “yearning”, adjective)
- ਤਾਂਘਵਾਨ (tāṅghvān, “yearning”, adjective)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kāṅkṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 153
- “ਤਾਂਘ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026