ਕਿੱਸਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਕ਼ਿੱਸਾ (qissā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قصه, from Arabic قِصَّة (qiṣṣa). .

Noun

ਕਿੱਸਾ • (kissā) m (Shahmukhi spelling قصہ)

1. story, tale, legend, folktale, fable
2. incident, episode
3. (informal) affair, matter

Derived terms

• ਕਿੱਸਾਕਾਰ m (kissākār, “composer of tales”)
• ਕਿੱਸਾ ਕਾਵਿ m (kissā kāvi, “genre of tales”)
• ਕਿੱਸਾ ਗੋ m (kissā go, “composer or reciter of tales”)

Further reading

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