ਕੰਡਾ

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit, from Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka, “thorn”). Doublet of ਕਾਂਟਾ (kāṇṭā), a borrowed term.

ਕੰਡਾ • (kaṇḍā) m (Shahmukhi spelling کنڈا)

1. thorn, barb
2. fishhook
3. uvula
4. laryngitis
5. weighing machine

• ਪੁੱਠਕੰਡਾ m (puṭṭhakaṇḍā, “prickly chaff flower (Achyranthes aspera)”)
• ਮੱਛੀਕੰਡਾ m (macchīkaṇḍā, “fishbone”)

• “ਕੰਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025