ਕਪਾਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀲 (kappāsa), from Sanskrit कर्पास (karpāsa, “cotton”).

Noun

ਕਪਾਹ • (kapāh) f (Shahmukhi spelling کپاہ)

1. cotton (material and plant)

Derived terms

• ਕਪਾਹੀ (kapāhī, “yellow”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਕਪਾਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karpā́sa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 146