ਕੰਗਾਰੂ
kaṅgārū
The Punjabi word for kangaroo is ਕੰਗਾਰੂ (kaṅgārū).
The term is used to refer to the marsupial animal.
Meaning: marsupial (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
kaṅgārū
Did you know?
- If you were to see the word ਕੰਗਾਰੂ in a Punjabi newspaper, it would appear in the Gurmukhi script, which is written from left to right, just like English.
- Because it is a foreign noun, ਕੰਗਾਰੂ is treated as a masculine noun in Punjabi grammar, affecting the verbs and adjectives that follow it.
- Because 'kangaroo' is a loanword from English, it is written in the Gurmukhi script as ਕੰਗਾਰੂ, following the phonetic sounds of the English word almost exactly.
Examples in context
- ਕੰਗਾਰੂ ਬਹੁਤ ਤੇਜ਼ ਦੌੜ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।kangāru bahut tez daur sakdā hai.A kangaroo can run very fast.
- ਮੈਂ ਚਿੜੀਆਘੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਕੰਗਾਰੂ ਵੇਖਿਆ।maiṁ chiṛīāghaṛē viсh ik kangāru vekhiā.I saw a kangaroo in the zoo.
- ਕੰਗਾਰੂ ਆਪਣਾ ਬੱਚਾ ਆਪਣੀ ਥੈਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ।kangāru āpṇā baccā āpṇī thaillī vich rakkhdā hai.A kangaroo keeps its baby in its pouch.
Example conversation
Two people are talking about animals at the zoo.
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ, ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕੰਗਾਰੂ ਦੇਖਿਆ?Gurprīta, kī tusīṁ kangarū dēkhiẏā?Gurpreet, did you see the kangaroo?
- ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ Gurpreetਨਹੀਂ ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ, ਉਹ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਹੈ?Nahīṁ Manprīta, uha kithē hai?No Manpreet, where is it?
- ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ Manpreetਉਹ ਉਸ ਵੱਡੇ ਪਿੰਜਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ।Uha usa vaḍē piñjarē vica hai.It is in that big cage.
- ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ Gurpreetਚਲੋ, ਮੈਂ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਦੇਖਣਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।Calō, maiṁ usanū dēkhanā chāundā hāṁ.Let's go, I want to see it.
