وٹاندرا

Punjabi

Etymology

From وَٹاݨا (vaṭāṇā, “to exchange”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋə.ʈä̃nd.ɾäː/, [ʋɐ.ʈä̃dᵊ.ɾäː]
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

وَٹان٘دْرا • (vaṭāṉdrā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਟਾਂਦਰਾ)

1. an exchange, barter (of goods)
2. exchange (place where currency conversion or trading takes place)
3. replacement

Declension

Declension of وٹاندرا
dir. sg.	وَٹان٘دْرا (vaṭāṉdrā)
dir. pl.	وَٹان٘دْرے (vaṭāṉdre)
	singular	plural
direct	وَٹان٘دْرا (vaṭāṉdrā)	وَٹان٘دْرے (vaṭāṉdre)
oblique	وَٹان٘دْرے (vaṭāṉdre)	وَٹان٘دْریْاں (vaṭāṉdriyāṉ)
vocative	وَٹان٘دْریْا (vaṭāṉdriyā)	وَٹان٘دْریو (vaṭāṉdreyo)
ablative	وَٹان٘دْریوں (vaṭāṉdreyoṉ)	وَٹان٘دْریْاں (vaṭāṉdriyāṉ)
locative	–	وَٹان٘دْرِیں (vaṭāṉdrīṉ)
instrumental	وَٹان٘دْرے (vaṭāṉdre)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وٹاندرا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “وٹاندرا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਵਟਾਂਦਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025