ਕਮਲੁ

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Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit कमल (kamala)
    Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑀮 (kamala)
    Apabhramsa 𑆑𑆩𑆬 (kamala)
    Old Punjabi ਕਮਲੁ (kamalu)

    Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑆑𑆩𑆬 (kamala), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑀮 (kamala), from Sanskrit कमल (kamala).[1]

    Noun

    ਕਮਲੁ (kamalu) m[2][3][4]

    1. lotus
      • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 938:
        ਜੈਸੇ ਜਲ ਮਹਿ ਕਮਲੁ ਨਿਰਾਲਮੁ ਮੁਰਗਾਈ ਨੈ ਸਾਣੇ ॥
        jaise jala mahi kamalu nirālamu muragāī nai sāṇe.
        • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
          The lotus flower floats untouched upon the surface of the water, and the duck swims through the stream.

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    References

    More information
    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kamala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 139
    2. ^ “ਕਮਲੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
    3. ^ Surindar Singh Kohli (1996) “ਕਮਲ”, in Dictionary of the Guru Granth Sahib, 1st edition, Amritsar: Singh Brothers, →ISBN, page 172, column 2; republished Amritsar, 2005.
    4. ^ Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਕਮਲੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 72
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