ਕੱਪੜਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Sanskrit कद्- (kad-)?

Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.?

Sanskrit पट (paṭa)?

Sanskrit कर्पट (karpaṭa)

Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (kappaḍa)

Punjabi ਕੱਪੜਾ (kappaṛā)

Inherited from Sanskrit कर्पट (karpaṭa, “garment, rag”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəpːə̆ɽaː/

Noun

ਕੱਪੜਾ • (kappăṛā) m (Shahmukhi spelling کپّڑا)

fabric, cloth
(usually in the plural) clothing
ਆਪਣੇ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਪਾਓ
āpaṇe kappaṛe pāo
Put your clothes on.
(in the plural) menses

Declension

Declension of **ਕੱਪੜਾ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਕੱਪੜਾ (kappaṛā)	ਕੱਪੜੇ (kappaṛe)
oblique	ਕੱਪੜੇ (kappaṛe)	ਕੱਪੜਿਆਂ (kappaṛiā̃)
vocative	ਕੱਪੜਿਆ (kappaṛiā)	ਕੱਪੜਿਓ (kappaṛio)
ablative	ਕੱਪੜਿਓਂ (kappaṛiõ)	—
locative	ਕੱਪੜੇ (kappaṛe)	—
instrumental	ਕੱਪੜੇ (kappaṛe)	—

Derived terms

ਕੱਪੜੇ ਪਾਉਣਾ (kappaṛe pāuṇā, “to put on clothes”)

Related terms

ਕੱਪੜ m (kappaṛ, “heap of clothes”)

References

“ਕੱਪੜਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
“ਕੱਪੜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025