पंजा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian پنجه‎ (panje).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

पंजा • (pañjā) m (Urdu spelling پنجہ‎)

1. paw; claw
2. the hand

   पंजे में आना ― pañje mẽ ānā ― to come into one's clutch; to be under one's control

3. group of five
   1. (card games) a five

Declension

Declension of पंजा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पंजा pañjā	पंजे pañje
oblique	पंजे pañje	पंजों pañjõ
vocative	पंजे pañje	पंजो pañjo

Coordinate terms

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), गुलाम (gulām)	बेगम (begam)	बादशाह (bādśāh)	जोकर (jokar)

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Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʌn̻d͡zä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: पन्जा

Noun

पंजा • (pañjā)

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

Coordinate terms

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)