گڈی

Persian

Pronunciation

Readings
Dari reading? guḍī

Noun

گڈی • (guḍī)

  1. Hazaragi retroflex form of گدی

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī). Cognate with Urdu گاڑی (gāṛī) / Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɡəɖ.ɖiː/
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  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

گَڈّی • (gaḍḍīf (Gurmukhi spelling ਗੱਡੀ)

  1. car, automobile
  2. (by extension) any vehicle
  3. train carriage, coach
  4. diminutive of گَڈّا (gaḍḍā)

Declension

Declension of گڈی
singular plural
direct گَڈّی (gaḍḍī) گَڈِّیاں (gaḍḍiyāṉ)
oblique گَڈّی (gaḍḍī) گَڈِّیاں (gaḍḍiyāṉ)
vocative گَڈِّیے (gaḍḍiye) گَڈِّیو (gaḍḍiyo)
ablative گَڈِّیوں (gaḍḍiyoṉ) گَڈِّیاں (gaḍḍiyāṉ)
locative
instrumental

Further reading

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

Ushojo

Noun

گڈی (gaḍī)

  1. a certain amount of hay