ਕੋਠੜੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (kŏṭṭha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), from Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha). Doublet of ਕੋੱਠਾ (koṭṭhā) and ਕੁਠਾਲੀ (kuṭhālī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koːʈʰᵊɽiː]

Noun

ਕੋਠੜੀ • (koṭhṛī) f (Shahmukhi spelling کوٹھڑی)

1. room

Declension

Declension of ਕੋਠੜੀ

	singular	plural
direct	ਕੋਠੜੀ (koṭhṛī)	ਕੋਠੜੀਆਂ (koṭhṛīā̃)
oblique	ਕੋਠੜੀ (koṭhṛī)	ਕੋਠੜੀਆਂ (koṭhṛīā̃)
vocative	ਕੋਠੜੀਏ (koṭhṛīē)	ਕੋਠੜੀਓ (koṭhṛīo)
ablative	—	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

References

• “ਕੋਠੜੀ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੋਠਡ਼ੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kṓṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 184