ਠੱਡਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्तब्ध (stabdha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stabdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ-tó-s. Doublet of ਥੰਮ੍ਹਣਾ (thammhṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ˈʈʰəɖ.ɖäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

ਠੱਡਾ • (ṭhaḍḍā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ٹَھڈّا)

1. boundary pillar
2. small mound used as take-off point for jumps

Declension

Declension of ਠੱਡਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਠੱਡਾ (ṭhaḍḍā)	ਠੱਡੇ (ṭhaḍḍe)
oblique	ਠੱਡੇ (ṭhaḍḍe)	ਠੱਡਿਆਂ (ṭhaḍḍiā̃)
vocative	ਠੱਡਿਆ (ṭhaḍḍiā)	ਠੱਡਿਓ (ṭhaḍḍio)
ablative	ਠੱਡਿਓਂ (ṭhaḍḍiõ)	—
locative	ਠੱਡੇ (ṭhaḍḍe)	—
instrumental	ਠੱਡੇ (ṭhaḍḍe)	—

References

• “ਠੱਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stabdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press