گینڈا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गण्डक (gaṇḍaka, “rhinoceros”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛːɳ.ɖaː/
Noun
گَین٘ڈا • (gaiṉḍā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਗੈਂਡਾ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | گَین٘ڈا (gaiṉḍā) | گَین٘ڈے (gaiṉḍe) |
| oblique | گَین٘ڈے (gaiṉḍe) | گَین٘ڈیْاں (gaiṉḍiyāṉ) |
| vocative | گَین٘ڈیْا (gaiṉḍiyā) | گَین٘ڈیو (gaiṉḍeyo) |
| ablative | گَین٘ڈیوں (gaiṉḍeyoṉ) | گَین٘ڈیْاں (gaiṉḍiyāṉ) |
| locative | – | گَین٘ڈِیں (gaiṉḍīṉ) |
| instrumental | گَین٘ڈے (gaiṉḍe) | – |
References
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “گَینڈا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गण्डक (gaṇḍaka, “rhinoceros”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡeːn.ɖɑː/, /ɡɛːn.ɖɑː/
Noun
گینْڈا or گَینْڈا • (genḍā or gainḍā) m (Hindi spelling गेंडा or गैंडा)
- rhinoceros
- گینڈے کی کھال ہے اس کی۔
- geṇḍe kī khāl hai us-kī.
- He has the hide of a rhinoceros (i.e., it is very difficult to upset him).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | گینڈا (geṇḍā) | گینڈے (geṇḍe) |
| oblique | گینڈے (geṇḍe) | گینڈوں (geṇḍõ) |
| vocative | گینڈے (geṇḍe) | گینڈو (geṇḍo) |