ਕਮਲੁ

Old Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਕਵਲੁ (kavalu /⁠kaṃvalu⁠/), ਕਉਲੁ (kaulu /⁠kauṃlu⁠/)

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.

    Descendants

    Descendants
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਕੌਲ (kaul), ਕੰਵਲ (kãval)
      Shahmukhi script: قَول (qaul), کَن٘وَل (kaṉval)
    • →? Sindhi: kãvalu
      Arabic script: ڪَنوَلُ
      Devanagari script: कंवलु
      Khudabadi script: 𑊺𑋟𑋛𑋚𑋣

    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, 2025
    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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