ਚਾਬੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani चाबी / چابی (cābī), from Portuguese chave.[1]

Noun

ਚਾਬੀ • (cābī) f (Shahmukhi spelling چابی)

  1. key
    Synonym: ਕੁੰਜੀ (kuñjī)
  2. spanner, wrench

Derived terms

  • ਚਾਬੀਦਾਰ (cābīdār, “key-operated”, adjective)

References

  1. ^ Xavier, Anthony Soares, transl. (1936) [1913], Portuguese Vocables in Asiatic Languages, Baroda: Oriental Institute, translation of Influencia do Vocabulario Português em Línguas Asiáticas by Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado (in Portuguese), →ISBN: “many Portuguese terms have found their way through the intervention of Hindustani.”

Further reading

  • “ਚਾਬੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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