ਚਾਹੀਦਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From ਚਾਹਣਾ (cāhṇā, “to want”), ਚਾਹੁਣਾ (cāhuṇā, “to want”). Both a passive participle (in eastern Punjabi dialects) and an imperfective participle (in western Punjabi dialects) of ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ (cāhundā, “[he] wants”). The passive participle in western Punjabi dialects is usually nasalized as ਚਾਹੀਂਦਾ (cāhīndā). Cognate to Hindi चाहिए (cāhie).

Pronunciation

Verb

ਚਾਹੀਦਾ • (cāhīdā) (Shahmukhi spelling چاہیدا)

  1. imperfective singular masculine of ਚਾਹੁਣਾ (cāhuṇā)
  2. need, want, should, ought to (lit. is wanted)
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