ਕਾਓਂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काक (kāka). Doublet of ਕਊਆ (kaūā) and ਕਾਉਣੀ (kāuṇī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaːõ]

Noun

ਕਾਓਂ • (kāõ) m (Shahmukhi spelling کَاؤں)

1. (Potawari) crow

References

• “ਕਾਓਂ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਾਓਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.