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Punjabi
Etymology
From Sanskrit कु- (ku-).
Pronunciation
Prefix
ਕੁ- • (ku-) (Shahmukhi spelling کُـ)
- wrong, bad, mis-, dys-, mal-, ill-
- Antonym: ਸੁ- (su-)
ਕੁਵੇਲ਼ੇ ਆਏ ਹੋ- kuveḷe āē ho
- you came late
- (literally, “you came untimedly”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ਕੁ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025