कंगवा

Marathi

Alternative forms

• कंकवा (kaṅkvā)

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀓𑀬 (kaṃkaya), Sanskrit कङ्कत (kaṅkata). Compare Hindi कंघी (kaṅghī), Punjabi ਕੰਘਾ (kaṅghā).

Noun

कंगवा • (kaṅgvā) m

1. comb
2. (Sikhism) kanga

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “कंगवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कंगवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “कंगवा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कंगवा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṅkata”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press