گوڈا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *गोड्ड (*goḍḍa). Cognate with Saraiki ڳوݙا (g̈oḏā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɡoː.ɖäː/, [ɡoːɖˑäː]
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  • Rhymes: -äː
  • Hyphenation: گو‧ڈا

Noun

گوڈا • (goḍām (Gurmukhi spelling ਗੋਡਾ)

  1. (anatomy) knee

Declension

Declension of گوڈا
singular plural
direct گوڈا (goḍā) گوڈے (goḍe)
oblique گوڈے (goḍe) گوڈیْاں (goḍiyāṉ)
vocative گوڈیْا (goḍiyā) گوڈیو (goḍeyo)
ablative گوڈیوں (goḍeyoṉ) گوڈیْاں (goḍiyāṉ)
locative گوڈِیں (goḍīṉ)
instrumental گوڈے (goḍe)

Further reading

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