گوانڈھی

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit ग्रामार्धिन् (grāmārdhin). By surface analysis, گَوانڈھ (“neighbourhood”) +‎ ی (ī)

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɡə.ʋä̃ː˦ɳ.ɖiː/, /ɡʊ.ʋä̃ː˦ɳ.ɖiː/, /ɡʊ.ä̃ː˦ɳ.ɖiː/
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: گ‧واݨ‧ڈھی
  • Hyphenation: گُو‧آݨ‧ڈھی
  • Phonetic: gavā́ṇḍī, guvā́ṇḍī, guā́ṇḍī

Noun

گَوانڈھی or گُوَانڈھی • (transliteration needed or gūānḍhī) m (feminine گوانڈھݨ, Gurmukhi spelling ਗਵਾਂਢੀ or ਗੁਆਂਢੀ)

  1. neighbour
    Synonyms: پَڑوسی (paṛosī), ہَمْسایَہ (hamsāyah)

Declension
Declension of گوانڈھی
dir. sg. گَوانڈھ
dir. pl. گَوانڈھ
singular plural
direct گَوانڈھ گَوانڈھ
oblique گَوانڈھ گَوانڈھاں
vocative گَوانڈھا گَوانڈھو
ablative گَوانڈھوں —
locative گَوانڈھے گَوانڈھِیں
instrumental گَوانڈھے گَوانڈھِیں

References
  • “ਗੁਆਂਢੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “گوانڈھی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “grāmārdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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