कुंजी

See also: काजू and कुज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਕੁੰਜੀ (kuñjī) / کُنجی (kunjī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʊn.d͡ʒiː/, [kʊ̃n.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

कुंजी • (kuñjī) f (Urdu spelling کنجی)

1. key

   Synonym: चाबी (cābī)

2. key, trick
3. (computing) key

Declension

Declension of कुंजी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुंजी kuñjī	कुंजियाँ kuñjiyā̃
oblique	कुंजी kuñjī	कुंजियों kuñjiyõ
vocative	कुंजी kuñjī	कुंजियो kuñjiyo

Descendants

• → Pashto: کنجئِي (kunjay)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuñcikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 165