ਟੁੰਡਾ
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Punjabi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ٹُنْڈ (ṭunḍ), inherited from Sanskrit टुंट (ṭuṃṭa), Sanskrit *टुण्ट (*ṭuṇṭa). Cognate with Urdu ٹُنْٹا (ṭunṭā) / ٹُنْڈا (ṭunḍā) and Hindi टुंटा (ṭuṇṭā).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʈʊɳ.ɖäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
Adjective
[edit]ਟੁੰਡਾ • (ṭuṇḍā) (feminine ਟੁੰਡੀ, Shahmukhi spelling ٹُنْڈا)
- armless; a person who's arms have been dismembered or amputated
- (figuratively) helpless
Declension
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| Declension of ਟੁੰਡਾ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਟੁੰਡਾ (ṭuṇḍā) | ਟੁੰਡੇ (ṭuṇḍe) | ਟੁੰਡੀ (ṭuṇḍī) | ਟੁੰਡੀਆਂ (ṭuṇḍīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਟੁੰਡੇ (ṭuṇḍe) | ਟੁੰਡਿਆਂ (ṭuṇḍiā̃) | ਟੁੰਡੀ (ṭuṇḍī) | ਟੁੰਡੀਆਂ (ṭuṇḍīā̃) | |
Further reading
[edit]- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ٹُنڈا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਟੁੰਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭuṇṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 304