Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian قدر (qad(a)r), from Arabic قَدْر (qadr)/قَدَر (qadar). Compare Hindi क़द्र (qadra).
Noun
ਕਦਰ • (kadar) f (Shahmukhi spelling قدر)
- recognition, appreciation
- value
- importance
- quantity
- honor, esteem, respect
Derived terms
- ਕਦਰ ਸ਼ਨਾਸ m (kadar śanās, “appreciator”)
References
- “ਕਦਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਦਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.