ਗੱਡੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɡəɖ.ɖiː/

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• Rhymes: -ɖːiː, -iː
• Hyphenation: ਗੱ‧ਡੀ

Noun

ਗੱਡੀ • (gaḍḍī) f (Shahmukhi spelling گڈّی)

1. cart, carriage, coach
2. car, automobile

   Synonym: ਕਾਰ (kār)

3. train

   Synonym: ਰੇਲ ਗੱਡੀ (rel gaḍḍī)

4. any vehicle

   Synonyms: ਸਵਾਰੀ (savārī), ਵਾਹਨ (vāhan)

Declension

Declension of ਗੱਡੀ
dir. sg.	ਗੱਡੀ (gaḍḍī)
dir. pl.	ਗੱਡੀਆਂ (gaḍḍīā̃)
	singular	plural
direct	ਗੱਡੀ (gaḍḍī)	ਗੱਡੀਆਂ (gaḍḍīā̃)
oblique	ਗੱਡੀ (gaḍḍī)	ਗੱਡੀਆਂ (gaḍḍīā̃)
vocative	ਗੱਡੀਏ (gaḍḍīē)	ਗੱਡੀਓ (gaḍḍīo)
ablative	—	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Derived terms

• ਗੱਡੀਵਾਨ m (gaḍḍīvān, “coachman”)
• ਬੈਲ ਗੱਡੀ f (bail gaḍḍī, “bullock cart”)

Related terms

• ਗੱਡਾ m (gaḍḍā, “bullock cart”)

Further reading

• “ਗੱਡੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024