ਕਸਾਈ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

From Persian قصاب (qassâb), from Arabic قَصَّاب (qaṣṣāb).

Noun

ਕਸਾਈ • (kasāī) m (feminine ਕਸਾਇਣ)

1. butcher
2. (figurative) merciless person

Derived terms

• ਕਸਾਈਖਾਨਾ m (kasāīkhānā, “slaughterhouse”)
• ਕਸਾਈਪੁਣਾ m (kasāīpuṇā, “butchery”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ਕਸਾਈ • (kasāī) f

1. Alternative form of ਕਸਵਾਈ (kasvāī)

Further reading

• “ਕਸਾਈ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024