ਘੁੰਡ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *घुन्ट (ghunṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: kùṇḍă IPA^(key): /kʊ̃˨ɳɖə̆/

Noun

ਘੁੰਡ • (ghuṇḍ) m (Shahmukhi spelling گھنڈ)

1. veil, cover
2. secret

Declension

Declension of ਘੁੰਡ

	singular	plural
direct	ਘੁੰਡ (ghuṇḍ)	ਘੁੰਡ (ghuṇḍ)
oblique	ਘੁੰਡ (ghuṇḍ)	ਘੁੰਡਾਂ (ghuṇḍā̃)
vocative	ਘੁੰਡਾ (ghuṇḍā)	ਘੁੰਡੋ (ghuṇḍo)
ablative	ਘੁੰਡੋਂ (ghuṇḍõ)	—
locative	ਘੁੰਡੇ (ghuṇḍe)	ਘੁੰਡੀਂ (ghuṇḍī̃)
instrumental	ਘੁੰਡੇ (ghuṇḍe)	ਘੁੰਡੀਂ (ghuṇḍī̃)

References

• “ਘੁੰਡ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਘੁੰਡ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.