کبا

See also: كبا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *कर्व (karva)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kəb.bäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Adjective

کَبّا • (kabbā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੱਬਾ)

1. pugnacious, quarrelsome, obstinate
2. rude, impudent
3. stupid

Declension

Declension of کبا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	کَبّا (kabbā)	کَبّے (kabbe)		کَبّی (kabbī)	کَبّیاں (kabbīyāṉ)
oblique	کَبّے (kabbe)	کَبّیْاں (kabbiyāṉ)		کَبّی (kabbī)	کَبّیاں (kabbīyāṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کبّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਕੱਬਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*karva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 148