ڈنگنا

Punjabi

Punjabi verb set
ڈَن٘گْݨا (ḍaṉgṇā)
ڈَن٘گاݨا (ḍaṉgāṇā)

Etymology

From Sanskrit डक्क् (*ḍakk). Cognate with Saraiki ݙَن٘گَݨ (ḏaṉgaṇ) and Sindhi ڏَن٘گَڻُ‎ (ḍ̠aṅgaṇu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɖə̃ŋ.ɡᵊɳäː/

Verb

ڈَن٘گْݨا • (ḍaṉgṇā) (transitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਡੰਗਣਾ)

1. to bite; sting

   Synonym: ڈَسّݨا (ḍassṇā)

2. to sharpen (a point/knife/tool etc.)
3. to take revenge

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ڈنگن”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਡੰਗਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ḍakk²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 309