ਕਰੰਟ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from English current.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə̆.ˈɾə̃ɳʈᵊ/, [kə̆.ˈrɐ̃ɳʈᵊ]

Noun

ਕਰੰਟ • (karaṇṭm (Shahmukhi spelling کرَنٹ)

  1. electric current
  2. electric shock; current shock
    ਏਸ ਤੋਂ ਕਰੰਟ ਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ
    ēsa tõ karaṇṭ ā jāvegā
    You'll get a shock from this
    (literally, “A shock will come out from this”)

Declension

Declension of ਕਰੰਟ
singular plural
direct ਕਰੰਟ (karaṇṭ) ਕਰੰਟ (karaṇṭ)
oblique ਕਰੰਟ (karaṇṭ) ਕਰੰਟਾਂ (karaṇṭā̃)
vocative ਕਰੰਟਾ (karaṇṭā) ਕਰੰਟੋ (karaṇṭo)
ablative ਕਰੰਟੋਂ (karaṇṭõ)
locative ਕਰੰਟੇ (karaṇṭe) ਕਰੰਟੀਂ (karaṇṭī̃)
instrumental ਕਰੰਟੇ (karaṇṭe) ਕਰੰਟੀਂ (karaṇṭī̃)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کرَنٹ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਕਰੰਟ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025