گوانڈھی

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit ग्रामार्धिन् (grāmārdhin). By surface analysis, گَوانڈھ (“neighbourhood”) +‎ ی (ī)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɡə.ʋä̃ː˦ɳ.ɖiː/, /ɡʊ.ʋä̃ː˦ɳ.ɖiː/, /ɡʊ.ä̃ː˦ɳ.ɖiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: گ‧واݨ‧ڈھی
• Hyphenation: گُو‧آݨ‧ڈھی
• Phonetic: gavā́ṇḍī, guvā́ṇḍī, guā́ṇḍī

Noun

گَوانڈھی or گُوَانڈھی • (transliteration needed or gūānḍhī) m (feminine گوانڈھݨ, Gurmukhi spelling ਗਵਾਂਢੀ or ਗੁਆਂਢੀ)

1. neighbour

   Synonyms: پَڑوسی (paṛosī), ہَمْسایَہ (hamsāyah)

Declension

Declension of گوانڈھی
dir. sg.	گَوانڈھ
dir. pl.	گَوانڈھ
	singular	plural
direct	گَوانڈھ	گَوانڈھ
oblique	گَوانڈھ	گَوانڈھاں
vocative	گَوانڈھا	گَوانڈھو
ablative	گَوانڈھوں	گَوانڈھاں
locative	گَوانڈھے	گَوانڈھِیں
instrumental	گَوانڈھوں	–

References

• “ਗੁਆਂਢੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “گوانڈھی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “grāmārdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press