رنڈی
See also: زندی
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit रण्ड (raṇḍa, “young widow”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).
Sense 2 is semantic loan from Hindustani रंडी / رنڈی (raṇḍī, “whore”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɾəɳ.ɖiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
رَن٘ڈی • (ranḍī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਰੰਡੀ)
- widow
- (uncommon) prostitute
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | رَن٘ڈی (raṉḍī) | رَن٘ڈِیاں (raṉḍīyāṉ) |
| oblique | رَن٘ڈی (raṉḍī) | رَن٘ڈِیاں (raṉḍīyāṉ) |
| vocative | رَن٘ڈِیے (raṉḍiye) | رَن٘ڈِیو (raṉḍīv) |
| ablative | رَن٘ڈِیوں (raṉḍīvṉ) | رَن٘ڈِیاں (raṉḍīyāṉ) |
| locative | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — |
Urdu
Etymology
From Sanskrit रण्ड (raṇḍa, “slut”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɾəɳ.ɖiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
رَنْڈی • (ranḍī) f (Hindi spelling रंडी)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | رنڈی (raṇḍī) | رنڈِیاں (raṇḍiyā̃) |
| oblique | رنڈی (raṇḍī) | رنڈِیوں (raṇḍiyō̃) |
| vocative | رنڈی (raṇḍī) | رنڈِیو (raṇḍiyō) |
Descendants
- → Pashto: رنډۍ (rënḍëy)