ਡੰਕਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀗𑁆𑀓 (*ḍaṅka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɖəŋkaː]

Noun

ਡੰਕਾ • (ḍaṅkā) m

1. a drumstick
2. double drum
3. kettledrum

Declension

Declension of ਡੰਕਾ
dir. sg.	ਡੰਕਾ (ḍaṅkā)
dir. pl.	ਡੰਕੇ (ḍaṅke)
	singular	plural
direct	ਡੰਕਾ (ḍaṅkā)	ਡੰਕੇ (ḍaṅke)
oblique	ਡੰਕੇ (ḍaṅke)	ਡੰਕਿਆਂ (ḍaṅkiā̃)
vocative	ਡੰਕਿਆ (ḍaṅkiā)	ਡੰਕਿਓ (ḍaṅkio)
ablative	ਡੰਕਿਓਂ (ḍaṅkiõ)	—
locative	ਡੰਕੇ (ḍaṅke)	—
instrumental	ਡੰਕੇ (ḍaṅke)	—

References

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