ਦੰਭ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दम्भ (dambha).

Noun

ਦੰਭ • (dambh) m

1. hypocrisy (especially in religious matters), false piety
2. ostentation, artificiality

Related terms

• ਦੰਭੀ (dambhī, “hypocritical”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਦੰਭ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦੰਭ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.