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)
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, 2025