ڈھیر

Punjabi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

ڈھیر • (ḍherm (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੇਰ)

  1. heap, pile, stack, rick, dump

Derived terms

  • ڈھیری f (ḍherī, portion)

Adjective

ڈھیر • (ḍher) (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੇਰ)

  1. (Jhangli, Shahpuri) more, much

Descendants

  • Pashto: ډير

Further reading

  • ڈھیر”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਢੇਰੋ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera). Compare Punjabi ڈھیر (ḍher, pile), Gujarati ઢેર (ḍher, pile), Marathi ढेर (ḍher, pile), Bengali ঢেরি (ḍheri, heap, pile).

Noun

ڈھیر • (ḍherm (Hindi spelling ढेर)

  1. heap

Ushojo

Etymology

From Shina ڈیر (ḍer).

Noun

ڈھیر (ḍher)

  1. stomach, belly