ਕੱਪੜਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Sanskrit कद्- (kad-)?

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.?

Sanskrit पट (paṭa)?

Sanskrit कर्पट (karpaṭa)

Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (kappaḍa)

Punjabi ਕੱਪੜਾ (kappaṛā)

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्पट (karpaṭa, “garment, rag”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəpːə̆ɽaː/

Noun

ਕੱਪੜਾ • (kappăṛā) m (Shahmukhi spelling کپّڑا)

1. fabric, cloth
2. (usually in the plural) clothing

   ਆਪਣੇ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਪਾਓ

   āpaṇe kappaṛe pāo

   Put your clothes on.

3. (in the plural) menses

Declension

Declension of ਕੱਪੜਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਕੱਪੜਾ (kappaṛā)	ਕੱਪੜੇ (kappaṛe)
oblique	ਕੱਪੜੇ (kappaṛe)	ਕੱਪੜਿਆਂ (kappaṛiā̃)
vocative	ਕੱਪੜਿਆ (kappaṛiā)	ਕੱਪੜਿਓ (kappaṛio)
ablative	ਕੱਪੜਿਓਂ (kappaṛiõ)	—
locative	ਕੱਪੜੇ (kappaṛe)	—
instrumental	ਕੱਪੜੇ (kappaṛe)	—

Derived terms

• ਕੱਪੜੇ ਪਾਉਣਾ (kappaṛe pāuṇā, “to put on clothes”)

Related terms

• ਕੱਪੜ m (kappaṛ, “heap of clothes”)

References

• “ਕੱਪੜਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
• “ਕੱਪੜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025