ਲੁਹਾਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਲੋਹਾਰ (lohār)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀳𑀸𑀭 (lohāra), from Sanskrit लोहकार (lohakāra). By surface analysis, ਲੋਹਾ (lohā) +‎ ਕਾਰ (kār). Cognate with Bengali লোহার (lōhar), Gujarati લવાર (lavār), Hindustani لوہار (lohār) / लोहार (lohār), and Sindhi لُهارُ (luhāru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʊ˦.aː.ɾə̆]

Noun

ਲੁਹਾਰ • (luhār) m (Shahmukhi spelling لوہار)

1. blacksmith; ironsmith

Proper noun

ਲੁਹਾਰ • (luhār) m (Shahmukhi spelling لوہار)

1. a surname, Lohar

References

• “ਲੁਹਾਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• “ਲੁਹਾਰ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਲੁਹਾਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lōhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 650