ڈنگا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀟𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕 (*ḍiṅga). Cognate with Saraiki ݙِن٘گا (ḏiṉgā) and Sindhi ڏِن٘گو (ḏingo) / ڏِنگُ (ḏingu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɖɪŋ.ɡäː/, [ɖiŋ.ɡäː]
• Rhymes: -äː

Adjective

ڈِن٘گا • (ḍiṉgā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਡਿੰਗਾ)

1. bent; curved

   Synonyms: وِن٘گا (viṉgā), ٹیڈھا (ṭeḍhā)

   Antonym: سِدّھا (siddhā)

Declension

Declension of ڈنگا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ڈِن٘گا ({{{2}}}ā)	ڈِن٘گے ({{{2}}}e)		ڈِن٘گی ({{{2}}}ī)	ڈِن٘گیاں ({{{2}}}īyāṉ)
oblique	ڈِن٘گے ({{{2}}}e)	ڈِن٘گیْاں ({{{2}}}iyāṉ)		ڈِن٘گی ({{{2}}}ī)	ڈِن٘گیاں ({{{2}}}īyāṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ڈِنگا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਡਿੰਗਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dagga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 310