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ਹਿਜੜਾ

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Cognate to Hindi हिजड़ा (hijṛā), Gujarati હીજડો (hījḍo) and Bengali হিজড়া (hijoṛa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਹਿਜੜਾ (hijṛā? (Shahmukhi spelling ہجڑا)

  1. eunuch

Declension

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Declension of ਹਿਜੜਾ
singular plural
direct ਹਿਜੜਾਾ (hijṛāā) ਹਿਜੜਾੇ (hijṛāe)
oblique ਹਿਜੜਾੇ (hijṛāe) ਹਿਜੜਾਿਆਂ (hijṛāiā̃)
vocative ਹਿਜੜਾਿਆ (hijṛāiā) ਹਿਜੜਾਿਓ (hijṛāio)
ablative ਹਿਜੜਾਿਓਂ (hijṛāiõ)
locative ਹਿਜੜਾੇ (hijṛāe)
instrumental ਹਿਜੜਾੇ (hijṛāe)

References

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  • ਹਿਜੜਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025