چمڑنا

Punjabi

Etymology

From Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀩𑁆 (*cimb, “pinch”). Doublet of چَن٘بَڑنا (caṉbaṛnā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪ̃mˑəɽᵊ.näː/

Verb

چِمَّڑنا or چَمَڑنا • (cimmaṛnā or camaṛnā) (intransitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਚਿੰਮੜਨਾ)

1. to stick
2. to cling, hold tight
3. to embrace (ie. to hug)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چمڑن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਚਿੰਮੜਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cimb”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 262