ਜੰਞ

Punjabi

Alternative forms
  • ਜੰਜ (jañj), ਜਾਂਜ (jāñj)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (jaṇṇā), from Sanskrit जन्य (jánya). Cognate with Sindhi ڄَڃَ (ǰaña) and Gujarati જાન (jān). Doublet of ਜਿਨਸ (jinas).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ɲd͡ʒᵊ/, [d͡ʒɐ̃.ɲd͡ʒə̆]
    • (archaic) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ɲːᵊ/

Noun

ਜੰਞ • (jãñ) f (Shahmukhi spelling جنج)

  1. baraat (marriage procession)
    Synonym: ਬਰਾਤ (barāt)
  2. (figuratively) a crowd; group
    Synonym: ਗਰੋਹ (garoh)

Declension
Declension of ਜੰਞ
dir. sg. ਜੰਞ (jãñ)
dir. pl. ਜੰਞਾਂ (jãñā̃)
singular plural
direct ਜੰਞ (jãñ) ਜੰਞਾਂ (jãñā̃)
oblique ਜੰਞ (jãñ) ਜੰਞਾਂ (jãñā̃)
vocative ਜੰਞੇ (jãñe) ਜੰਞੋ (jãño)
ablative ਜੰਞੋਂ (jãñõ) —
locative ਜੰਞੇ (jãñe) ਜੰਞੀਂ (jãñī̃)
instrumental ਜੰਞੇ (jãñe) ਜੰਞੀਂ (jãñī̃)
  • ਜਾਂਞੀ m (jā̃ñī, “member of a marriage party”)

Further reading
  • “ਜੰਞ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਜੰਝ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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