کھاڑی

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀸𑀟 (*khāḍa). Cognate with Urdu کھاڑی (khāṛī), Gujarati ખાડી (khāḍī), Bengali খাঁড়ি (khãṛi).

Noun

کھاڑِی • (khāṛī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਖਾੜੀ)

1. (geography) bay, gulf

   Synonym: خلیج (ḵhalīj)

   بَنگال دِی کھاڑِی

   bangāl dī khāṛī

   Bay of Bengal

References

• “کھاڑی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀸𑀟 (*khāḍa).

Noun

کھاڑی • (khāṛī) f (Hindi spelling खाड़ी)

1. bay
2. gulf

   Synonym: خلیج (xalīj)

Declension

Declension of کھاڑی

	singular	plural
direct	کھاڑی (khāṛī)	کھاڑِیاں (khāṛiyā̃)
oblique	کھاڑی (khāṛī)	کھاڑِیوں (khāṛiyō̃)
vocative	کھاڑی (khāṛī)	کھاڑِیو (khāṛiyō)

References

• “کھاڑی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.