ਕੜਾ
Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit कट (kaṭa). Cognate to Hindustani कड़ा (kaṛā) / کَڑا (kaṛā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ਕੜਾ • (kaṛā) m (Shahmukhi spelling کڑا)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਕੜਾ (kaṛā) | ਕੜੇ (kaṛe) |
| oblique | ਕੜੇ (kaṛe) | ਕੜਿਆਂ (kaṛiā̃) |
| vocative | ਕੜਿਆ (kaṛiā) | ਕੜਿਓ (kaṛio) |
| ablative | ਕੜਿਓਂ (kaṛiõ) | — |
| locative | ਕੜੇ (kaṛe) | — |
| instrumental | ਕੜੇ (kaṛe) | — |
References
[edit]- “ਕੜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੜਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 131