کرلانا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀮𑀼𑀮𑀺 (*kululi), onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Western Punjab) IPA^(key): /kʊɾ.läː.ɳäː/
• (Eastern Punjab) IPA^(key): /kʊɾ.läːʊ̯.ɳäː/

Verb

کُرْلاݨا • (kurlāṇā) (intransitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁਰਲਾਉਣਾ)

1. to wail; cry out (ie. lament)
2. to shriek

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کُرلاون”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਕੁਰਲਾਉਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kululi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 173