Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kangha/ ਕ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Noun Word # ਕੰਘਾ kangha Say it**KUNG-haa**Type**Noun** In short The kangha is the small wooden comb every initiated Sikh keeps in their hair, one of the Five Ks, an emblem of cleanliness and discipline. ## How it's used 1. 1ਉਸ ਨੇ ਜੂੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਘਾ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ।He keeps a kangha in his topknot. 2. 2ਕੰਘਾ ਪੰਜ ਕਕਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਹੈ।The kangha is one of the Five Ks. 3. 3ਸਵੇਰੇ ਉੱਠ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਕੇਸਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਘਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ।On rising in the morning, he combs his hair with the kangha. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਕੰਘਾ ਲੱਕੜ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਜਿਹੀ ਕੰਘੀ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਪੰਜ ਕਕਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਹੈ। ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਧਾਰੀ ਸਿੱਖ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਕੇਸਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜੂੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ। ਕੰਘੇ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਸਫ਼ਾਈ, ਸਲੀਕਾ ਅਤੇ ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਨ। ਕੇਸ ਰੱਖਣ ਦੀ ਸੌਂਹ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ-ਨਾਲ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਫ਼-ਸੁਥਰਾ ਰੱਖਣ ਦਾ ਫ਼ਰਜ਼ ਵੀ ਹੈ, ਇਹੀ ਕੰਘੇ ਦਾ ਸੰਦੇਸ਼ ਹੈ। ੧੬੯੯ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਖ਼ਾਲਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਕੰਘਾ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਹੁਕਮ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਸੀ। ## Meaning The kangha is a small wooden comb, one of the Five Ks. An initiated Sikh keeps it in the kesh, the uncut hair, at all times, typically tucked into the joora (the topknot) beneath the dastar. Its meaning is simple and practical: cleanliness, order and discipline. The Khalsa keeps uncut hair as an article of faith, and the kangha is the pledge to keep that hair clean and tidy, to honour what God gave rather than neglect it. Twice-daily combing of the kesh is part of the traditional Khalsa routine. ## Origin and history The kangha was mandated with the other four Ks in 1699 when Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. Wood was specified, a natural, humble material, and the comb's small size meant it could always be carried, a discipline you could not leave at home. The pairing of kesh and kangha is deliberate: the vow to keep the hair uncut is balanced by the duty to keep it groomed. Faith without discipline, the pairing says, is incomplete. ## Cultural context Traditional kanghas are hand-carved from wood, often with fine teeth on one side and coarse on the other; many Sikhs own several and treat them as personal items not to be shared. It is one of the quieter Five Ks, rarely noticed by outsiders, but its presence is checked in the same breath as the others. Parents teach children to keep the kangha in their joora from a young age, so that caring for the kesh becomes second nature long before amrit is taken. ## What is the kangha? The kangha is a small wooden comb, one of the Five Ks. An initiated Sikh keeps it in the kesh, the uncut hair, at all times, typically tucked into the joora (the topknot) beneath the dastar. ## What does the kangha symbolise? The kangha symbolises cleanliness, order and discipline. The Khalsa keeps uncut hair as an article of faith, and the kangha is the pledge to keep that hair clean and tidy, to honour what God gave rather than neglect it. The pairing of kesh and kangha is deliberate: the vow to keep the hair uncut is balanced by the duty to keep it groomed. Twice-daily combing of the kesh is part of the traditional Khalsa routine. ## When was the kangha mandated? The kangha was mandated with the other four Ks in 1699, when Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. Wood was specified, a natural, humble material, and the comb's small size meant it could always be carried, a discipline you could not leave at home. ## ਕੰਘਾ ਕੀ ਹੈ? ਕੰਘਾ ਲੱਕੜ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਜਿਹੀ ਕੰਘੀ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਪੰਜ ਕਕਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਹੈ। ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਧਾਰੀ ਸਿੱਖ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਕੇਸਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜੂੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ। ## ਕੰਘੇ ਦਾ ਕੀ ਸੰਦੇਸ਼ ਹੈ? ਕੰਘੇ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਸਫ਼ਾਈ, ਸਲੀਕਾ ਅਤੇ ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਨ। ਕੇਸ ਰੱਖਣ ਦੀ ਸੌਂਹ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ-ਨਾਲ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਫ਼-ਸੁਥਰਾ ਰੱਖਣ ਦਾ ਫ਼ਰਜ਼ ਵੀ ਹੈ, ਇਹੀ ਕੰਘੇ ਦਾ ਸੰਦੇਸ਼ ਹੈ। ੧੬੯੯ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਖ਼ਾਲਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਕੰਘਾ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਹੁਕਮ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਸੀ। ## Related words [ਕੇਸkeshUncut hair of the Khalsa](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/kesh/)[ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤamritNectar; Sikh initiation rite](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/amrit/)[ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾkhalsaThe initiated Sikh order](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/khalsa/) Sources (2) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. 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