ਮੁੱਢ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मूर्धन् (mūrdhan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /mʊ˦.ɖːə̆/

Noun

ਮੁੱਢ • (muḍḍha) m (Shahmukhi spelling مڈھ)

1. beginning; inception
2. basis
3. origin
4. generation

Declension

Declension of ਮੁੱਢ

	singular	plural
direct	ਮੁੱਢ (muḍḍha)	ਮੁੱਢ (muḍḍha)
oblique	ਮੁੱਢ (muḍḍha)	ਮੁੱਢਾਂ (muḍḍhā̃)
vocative	ਮੁੱਢਾ (muḍḍhā)	ਮੁੱਢੋ (muḍḍho)
ablative	ਮੁੱਢੋਂ (muḍḍhõ)	—
locative	ਮੁੱਢੇ (muḍḍhe)	ਮੁੱਢੀਂ (muḍḍhī̃)
instrumental	ਮੁੱਢੇ (muḍḍhe)	ਮੁੱਢੀਂ (muḍḍhī̃)

References

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