ਕੰਮ
Punjabi edit
Alternative forms edit
- ਕੱਮ (kamma)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), from Sanskrit कर्म (karma). Compare Hindi काम (kām).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ਕੰਮ • (kamm) m (Shahmukhi spelling کمّ)
- work, job, task, (+ ਕਰਨਾ (karnā)) to work, to serve
- ਇਹ ਮੇਰਾ ਕੰਮ ਹੈ.
- iha merā kamm hai.
- This is my job.
- ਉਹ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਪਿਐ।
- uha kamm kardā piai.
- He's working.
- (+ ਕਰਨਾ (karnā)) to be employed
- ਮੈਂ ਸਕੂਲੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।
- maĩ sakūle kamm kardā hā̃.
- I am employed at the school.
- (literally, “I work at the school.”)
References edit
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੱਮ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.