Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجه (panja). Doublet of पाँच (pā̃c, five).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pən.d͡ʒɑː/, [pɐ̃n.d͡ʒäː]

Noun edit

पंजा (pañjām (Urdu spelling پنجہ)

  1. paw; claw
  2. the hand
    पंजे में आनाpañje mẽ ānāto come into one's clutch; to be under one's control
  3. group of five
    1. (card games) a five

Declension edit

Coordinate terms edit

Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text)
             
इक्का (ikkā) दुक्की (dukkī) तिक्की (tikkī) चौका (caukā) पंजा (pañjā) छक्का (chakkā) सत्ता (sattā)
             
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) नहला (nahlā) दहला (dahlā) ग़ुलाम (ġulām) बेगम (begam) बादशाह (bādśāh) जोकर (jokar)

Derived terms edit

References edit

Nepali edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجه (panja), possibly through Hindi पंजा (pañjā). Doublet of पाँच (pā̃c, five).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

पंजा (pañjā)

  1. gloves
  2. claw, paw
  3. (card games) a five
  4. Alternative form of पन्जा [panjā].

Coordinate terms edit

Playing cards in Nepali · तास (tās) (layout · text)
             
एक्का (ekkā) दुक्का (dukkā) तिक्का (tikkā) चौका (caukā) पन्जा (panjā), पंजा (pañjā) छक्का (chakkā) सत्ता (sattā)
             
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) नहल (nahal) दहल (dahal) गुलाम (gulām) मिस्सी (missī), रानी (rānī) बादशाह (bādśāha) जोकर (jokar)