Etymology

kanga

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Today it means: A comb, required to be worn at all times by Sikhs, one of the five Ks. Full definition →

Punjabi ਕੰਘਾ
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kanga · noun1

  1. Punjabi · borrowed fromਕੰਘਾ
  2. English todaykanga

From Punjabi ਕੰਘਾ (kaṅghā).

kanga · noun2

  1. Proto-Bantu*nkángà
  2. Swahilikanga
  3. English todaykanga

Borrowed from Swahili kanga, from Proto-Bantu *nkángà.

kanga · noun3

From kangaroo, rhyming slang for screw.

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