چنگا

چنگا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चंग (caṃga). Cognate to Hindi चंगा (caṅgā) and Marathi चांगला (ċāṅglā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəŋ.ɡäː/

Adjective

چَن٘گا • (caṉgā) (feminine چنگی‎, Gurmukhi spelling ਚੰਗਾ)

1. good, fine

   ‏میں چنگا ہاں, شکریا‎

   maĩ caṅgā hā̃, shukaryā.

   I am fine, thank you.

Declension

Declension of چنگا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	چَن٘گا‎ (caṉgā)	چَن٘گے‎ (caṉge)		چَن٘گی‎ (caṉgī)	چَن٘گِیْاں‎ (caṉgīyāṉ)
oblique	چَن٘گے‎ (caṉge)	چَن٘گِیاں‎ (caṉgiyāṉ)		چَن٘گی‎ (caṉgī)	چَن٘گِیْاں‎ (caṉgīyāṉ)

Interjection

چَن٘گا • (caṉgā)

1. OK, fine

References

• “چنگا‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “چنگا‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz