ਖੰਢਰ
Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit खण्डघर (khaṇḍaghara). Cognate to Hindustani खंडहर (khaṇḍhar) / کَھنْڈَر (khanḍar).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ਖੰਢਰ • (khaṇḍhar) m (Shahmukhi spelling کھنڈھر)
- a stony worthless land, stony bed of a stream or torrent
- a place of ruins
- a dilapidated house or town
Declension
[edit]| Declension of ਖੰਢਰ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar) | |
| dir. pl. | ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar) | ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar) |
| oblique | ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar) | ਖੰਢਰਾਂ (khaṇḍhrā̃) |
| vocative | ਖੰਢਰਾ (khaṇḍhrā) | ਖੰਢਰੋ (khaṇḍhro) |
| ablative | ਖੰਢਰੋਂ (khaṇḍhrõ) | — |
| locative | ਖੰਢਰੇ (khaṇḍhre) | ਖੰਢਰੀਂ (khaṇḍhrī̃) |
| instrumental | ਖੰਢਰੇ (khaṇḍhre) | ਖੰਢਰੀਂ (khaṇḍhrī̃) |
References
[edit]- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਖੰਢਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.