ਕੰਮ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਕੱਮ (kamma)

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), from Sanskrit कर्म (karma). Compare Hindi काम (kām).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kəmːə̆/
• Rhymes: -əmː

Noun

ਕੰਮ • (kamm) m (Shahmukhi spelling کمّ)

1. work, job, task, (+ ਕਰਨਾ (karnā)) to work, to serve

   ਇਹ ਮੇਰਾ ਕੰਮ ਹੈ.

   iha merā kamm hai.

   This is my job.

   ਉਹ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਪਿਐ।

   uha kamm kardā piai.

   He's working.

2. (+ ਕਰਨਾ (karnā)) to be employed

   ਮੈਂ ਸਕੂਲੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।

   maĩ sakūle kamm kardā hā̃.

   I am employed at the school.

   (literally, “I work at the school.”)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੱਮ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.