ਕੜਛੀ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (kaḍacchu), from Sanskrit कडच्छक (kaḍacchaka), cognate with Hindi करछी (karchī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /kəɽ.t͡ʃʰiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
ਕੜਛੀ • (kaṛchī) f (Shahmukhi spelling کَڑچھی)
- small ladle
- a type of spatula
- stirring or serving spoon
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਕੜਛੀ (kaṛchī) | ਕੜਛੀਆਂ (kaṛchīā̃) |
| oblique | ਕੜਛੀ (kaṛchī) | ਕੜਛੀਆਂ (kaṛchīā̃) |
| vocative | ਕੜਛੀਏ (kaṛchīē) | ਕੜਛੀਓ (kaṛchīo) |
| ablative | ਕੜਛੀਓਂ (kaṛchīõ) | ਕੜਛੀਆਂ (kaṛchīā̃) |
| locative | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — |
References
- “ਕੜਛੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kaṭacchu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press