ਕੰਮ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਕੱਮ (kamma)
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑁆𑀫 (kamma), from Sanskrit कर्म (karma). Compare Hindi काम (kām).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəmːə̆/
- Rhymes: -əmːə̆
- Hyphenation: ਕੰਮ
Noun
ਕੰਮ • (kamm) m (Shahmukhi spelling کمّ)
- work, job, task, (+ ਕਰਨਾ (karnā) ) to work, to serve
- ਇਹ ਮੇਰਾ ਕੰਮ ਹੈ.
- iha merā kamm hai.
- This is my job.
- ਉਹ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਪਿਐ।
- uha kamm kardā piai.
- He's working.
- (+ ਕਰਨਾ (karnā) ) to be employed
- ਮੈਂ ਸਕੂਲੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।
- maĩ sakūle kamm kardā hā̃.
- I am employed at the school.
- (literally, “I work at the school.”)
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਕੱਮ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.