ਕ਼ੀਮਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਕੀਮਾ (kīmā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قیمه (qīma). Compare Hindi क़ीमा (qīmā).

Noun

ਕ਼ੀਮਾ • (qīmā) m (Shahmukhi spelling قیمہ)

1. ground meat, mince

Further reading

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕ਼ੀਮਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.