ਮਾਂਹ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲 (māsa), from Sanskrit माष (mā́ṣa). Doublet of ਮਾਸ਼ (māś).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: mā̃́ IPA^(key): /mä̃ː˦/
• Rhymes: -ä̃ː˦

Noun

ਮਾਂਹ • (mā̃h) m (Shahmukhi spelling مانہہ)

1. urad

   Synonyms: ਉੜਦ (uṛad), ਮਾਸ਼ (māś)

Derived terms

• ਰਾਜਮਾਂਹ m (rājmā̃h, “kidney bean”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māˊṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 580
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਾਂਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 721.
• “ਮਾਂਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024