ਕੜਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कट (kaṭa). Cognate to Hindustani कड़ा (kaṛā) / کَڑا (kaṛā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəɽaː]

Noun

ਕੜਾ • (kaṛām (Shahmukhi spelling کڑا)

  1. bracelet
  2. (Sikhism) kara

Declension

Declension of ਕੜਾ
singular plural
direct ਕੜਾ (kaṛā) ਕੜੇ (kaṛe)
oblique ਕੜੇ (kaṛe) ਕੜਿਆਂ (kaṛiā̃)
vocative ਕੜਿਆ (kaṛiā) ਕੜਿਓ (kaṛio)
ablative ਕੜਿਓਂ (kaṛiõ)
locative ਕੜੇ (kaṛe)
instrumental ਕੜੇ (kaṛe)

References

  • ਕੜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੜਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 131