ਤੰਦੂਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Classical Persian تنور (tan(n)ūr), from Middle Persian [script needed] (tnwl /⁠tanūr⁠/, “oven”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru, “clay oven”). Compare Hindi तनूर (tanūr).

Noun

ਤੰਦੂਰ • (tandūr) m (Shahmukhi spelling تندور)

1. tandoor (cylindrical clay oven)

Derived terms

• ਤੰਦੂਰੀ (tandūrī)

References

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