تھندا

Punjabi

Alternative forms

تِھنْدھا (thindhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *स्तिन्त (*stinta, “wet”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): [tʰɪ̃˨.däː]
Rhymes: -äː
Hyphenation: تِھن‧دا

Noun

تِھنْدا • (thindā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਥਿੰਧਾ)

grease, butter, ghee
cooking oil, oil

Declension

Declension of **تھندا**
	singular	plural
direct	تِھنْدا (thindā)	تِھنْدے (thinde)
oblique	تِھنْدے (thinde)	تِھنْدیْاں (thindiyāṉ)
vocative	تِھنْدیْا (thindiyā)	تِھنْدیو (thindeyo)
ablative	تِھنْدیوں (thindeyoṉ)	تِھنْدیْاں (thindiyāṉ)
locative	–	تِھنْدِیں (thindīṉ)
instrumental	تِھنْدے (thinde)	–

Adjective

تِھنْدا • (thindā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਥਿੰਧਾ)

greasy, oily
applied with ghee (to foods)
Synonym: چوپَڑی (copaṛī)

Declension

Declension of **تھندا**
	singular	plural		singular	plural
	masculine			feminine
direct	تِھنْدا (thindā)	تِھنْدے (thinde)		تِھنْدی (thindī)	تِھنْدِیاں (thindiyāṉ)
oblique	تِھنْدے (thinde)	تِھنْدیاں (thindeyāṉ)		تِھنْدی (thindī)	تِھنْدِیاں (thindiyāṉ)

Further reading

Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “تھِندا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
“ਥਿੰਧਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*stinta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press