ਭਾਂਡਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਭਾਂਡਾ (bhāṇḍā), itself from Prakrit 𑀪𑀁𑀟 (bhaṃḍa), ultimately from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa). Cognate with Saraiki بھانڈَہ (bhānḍah), Hindi भंडा (bhaṇḍā) / भाँड़ (bhā̃ṛ) and Marathi भांडे (bhāṇḍe).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: pā̃̀ṇḍā IPA^(key): /pä̃ː˨ɳ.ɖäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: ਭਾਂ‧ਡਾ
• Homophone: ਪਾਂਡਾ (pāṇḍā) (without tonal pitch)

Noun

ਭਾਂਡਾ • (bhāṇḍā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بھانڈا)

1. dinnerware, crockery; any vessel used for eating;
   1. earthenware
   2. plate, pot

   Synonyms: ਬਰਤਨ (bartan), ਡੌਂਗਾ (ḍauṅgā, “bowl”)

Declension

Declension of ਭਾਂਡਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਭਾਂਡਾ (bhāṇḍā)	ਭਾਂਡੇ (bhāṇḍe)
oblique	ਭਾਂਡੇ (bhāṇḍe)	ਭਾਂਡਿਆਂ (bhāṇḍiā̃)
vocative	ਭਾਂਡਿਆ (bhāṇḍiā)	ਭਾਂਡਿਓ (bhāṇḍio)
ablative	ਭਾਂਡਿਓਂ (bhāṇḍiõ)	—
locative	ਭਾਂਡੇ (bhāṇḍe)	—
instrumental	ਭਾਂਡੇ (bhāṇḍe)	—

References

• “ਭਾਂਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāṇḍa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press