ٹنڈا

Punjabi

Etymology

From ٹُنْڈ (ṭunḍ), inherited from Sanskrit टुंट (ṭuṃṭa), Sanskrit *टुण्ट (*ṭuṇṭa). Cognate with Urdu ٹُنْٹا (ṭunṭā) / ٹُنْڈا (ṭunḍā) and Hindi टुंटा (ṭuṇṭā).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ٹُنْڈا • (ṭunḍā) (feminine ٹُنْڈی, Gurmukhi spelling ਟੁੰਡਾ)

  1. armless; a person who's arms have been dismembered or amputated
  2. (figuratively) helpless

Declension

Declension of ٹنڈا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ٹُنْڈا (ṭunḍā) ٹُنْڈے (ṭunḍe) ٹُنْڈی (ṭunḍī) ٹُنْڈِیاں (ṭunḍiyāṉ)
oblique ٹُنْڈے (ṭunḍe) ٹُنْڈیاں (ṭunḍeyāṉ) ٹُنْڈی (ṭunḍī) ٹُنْڈِیاں (ṭunḍiyāṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ٹُنڈا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਟੁੰਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭuṇṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 304
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