کڑی

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀟𑀻 (*kuḍī), of Munda or Dravidian origin; compare Santali ᱠᱩᱲᱤ (kuṛi, “girl”) and Kannada ಕೊಡ (koḍa, “youth”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kʊ.ɽiː/

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• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

کُڑی • (kuṛī) f (masculine کُڑا, Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁੜੀ)

1. girl

   Synonyms: بالْڑی (bālṛī), چھوہَر (chohar)

2. (by extension) virgin; bride

Declension

Declension of کڑی

	singular	plural
direct	کُڑی (kuṛī)	کُڑِیاں (kuṛīyāṉ)
oblique	کُڑی (kuṛī)	کُڑِیاں (kuṛīyāṉ)
vocative	کُڑِیے (kuṛiye)	کُڑِیو (kuṛīv)
ablative	کُڑِیوں (kuṛīvṉ)	کُڑِیاں (kuṛīyāṉ)
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کُڑی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਕੁੜੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press