Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑀸𑀁𑀖𑀓 (*lāṃghaka, pertaining to crossing). Cognate with Sindhi لانگهو / लांघो / 𑋚𑋠𑋟𑊾𑋧 (lāṅgho). .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਲਾਂਘਾ (lāṅghām (Shahmukhi spelling لان٘گْھا)

  1. passage, way
  2. traffic

Declension

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Declension of ਲਾਂਘਾ
dir. sg. ਲਾਂਘਾ (lāṅghā)
dir. pl. ਲਾਂਘੇ (lāṅghe)
singular plural
direct ਲਾਂਘਾ (lāṅghā) ਲਾਂਘੇ (lāṅghe)
oblique ਲਾਂਘੇ (lāṅghe) ਲਾਂਘਿਆਂ (lāṅghiā̃)
vocative ਲਾਂਘਿਆ (lāṅghiā) ਲਾਂਘਿਓ (lāṅghio)
ablative ਲਾਂਘਿਓਂ (lāṅghiõ)
locative ਲਾਂਘੇ (lāṅghe)
instrumental ਲਾਂਘੇ (lāṅghe)

References

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