ਲੌਂਗ

ਲੌਂਗ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit लवंग / 𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃga), from Sanskrit लवंग (lavaṃga), लवङ्ग (lavaṅga). Cognate with Bengali লঙ্গ (lôṅgô), Hindustani لَون٘گ‎ / लौंग (lauṅg), Nepali ल्वाङ (lwāṅ).

Noun

ਲੌਂਗ • (lauṅg) m (Shahmukhi spelling لونگ‎)

1. clove
2. nosepin

References

• “ਲੌਂਗ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
• “ਲੌਂਗ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਲੌਂਗ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 673.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “lavaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 637