ਲੋੜ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːɽᵊ/
• Rhymes: -oːɽᵊ

Noun

ਲੋੜ • (loṛ) f (Shahmukhi spelling لوڑ)

1. need, necessity

   ਮਦਦ ਦੀ ਲੋਡ਼ ― madad dī loṛ ― need for help

Related terms

• ਲੋੜਨਾ (loṛnā, “need, want”, verb)

References

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