Word history
Wiktionary records ਕੁਮਾਰ (kumār) as a Punjabi surname. The entry identifies a learned borrowing from Sanskrit kumāra and gives prince as the source word’s sense. ਕੁਮਾਰ records that word in Gurmukhi. The final Sanskrit vowel is absent from the conventional Latin spelling Kumar. The princely sense is part of an older title word and does not grant a modern title or establish a royal connection.
Sources: Wiktionary contributors · Punjabi entry, etymology and surname sense
Literal dictionary sense
Native-script forms
ਕੁਮਾਰ · Gurmukhi
The same word as a given name
Sources and attribution
- Wiktionary contributors · Punjabi entry, etymology and surname sense
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