چمڑنا
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Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀩𑁆 (*cimb, “pinch”). Doublet of چَن٘بَڑنا (caṉbaṛnā)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪ̃mˑəɽᵊ.näː/
Verb[edit]
چِمَّڑنا or چَمَڑنا • (cimmaṛnā or camaṛnā) (intransitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਚਿੰਮੜਨਾ)
- to stick
- to cling, hold tight
- to embrace (ie. to hug)
Further reading[edit]
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چمڑن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਚਿੰਮੜਨਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cimb”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 262