পাঞ্জা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجه (panja). Doublet of পঞ্চ (ponco) and পাঁচ (pãc).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pandʒa/, [ˈpandʒaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /pandʑa/, [ˈpandʑaˑ]

Noun

পাঞ্জা • (panja)

1. hand
   1. paw, claw
   2. palm
      1. (archaic) palm-marked decree or order
2. (card games) a five, cinque

Derived terms

• পাঞ্জা লড়া (panja loṛa)
• পাঞ্জা লড়াই (panja loṛai)
• পাঞ্জা খেলা (panja khela)