Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pən.d͡ʒɑː/, [pɐ̃n.d͡ʒäː]

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجه (panja). Doublet of पाँच (pā̃c, five).

Noun

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पंजा (pañjām (Urdu spelling پنجہ)

  1. paw; claw
  2. the hand
    पंजे में आनाpañje mẽ ānāto come into one's clutch; to be under one's control
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence also Punjabi ਪੰਜਾ (pañjā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀁𑀘𑀕 (paṃcaga), from Sanskrit पञ्चक (pañcaka, set of 5). Cognate with Nepali पन्जा (panjā).

Noun

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पंजा (pañjām

  1. group of five
    1. (card games) a five
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Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text)
             
इक्का (ikkā) दुक्की (dukkī) तिक्की (tikkī) चौका (caukā) पंजा (pañjā) छक्का (chakkā) सत्ता (sattā)
             
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) नहला (nahlā) दहला (dahlā) ग़ुलाम (ġulām) बेगम (begam) बादशाह (bādśāh) जोकर (jokar)

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Nepali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجه (panja), possibly through Hindi पंजा (pañjā). Doublet of पाँच (pā̃c, five).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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पंजा (pañjā)

  1. gloves
  2. claw, paw
  3. (card games) a five
  4. Alternative form of पन्जा [panjā].

Coordinate terms

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Playing cards in Nepali · तास (tās) (layout · text)
             
एक्का (ekkā) दुक्का (dukkā) तिक्का (tikkā) चौका (caukā) पन्जा (panjā), पंजा (pañjā) छक्का (chakkā) सत्ता (sattā)
             
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) नहल (nahal) दहल (dahal) गुलाम (gulām) मिस्सी (missī), रानी (rānī) बादशाह (bādśāha) जोकर (jokar)