ਝਾੜੂ
Punjabi
Etymology
ਝਾੜ- (jhāṛa-, “to dust”) + -ਊ (-ū, “agentive suffix”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃäː˩.ɽuː/
- Rhymes: -uː
- Hyphenation: ਝਾ‧ੜ
Noun
ਝਾੜੂ • (jhāṛū) m (Shahmukhi spelling جھاڑو)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਝਾੜੂ (jhāṛū) | ਝਾੜੂ (jhāṛū) |
| oblique | ਝਾੜੂ (jhāṛū) | ਝਾੜੂਆਂ (jhāṛūā̃) |
| vocative | ਝਾੜੂਆ (jhāṛūā) | ਝਾੜੂਓ (jhāṛūo) |
| ablative | ਝਾੜੂਓਂ (jhāṛūõ) | — |
| locative | ਝਾੜੂਏ (jhāṛūē) | ਝਾੜੂਈਂ (jhāṛūī̃) |
| instrumental | ਝਾੜੂਏ (jhāṛūē) | ਝਾੜੂਈਂ (jhāṛūī̃) |
Derived terms
- ਝਾੜੂ ਬਰਦਾਰ m (jhāṛū bardār, “sweeper”)
Related terms
- ਝਾੜਨਾ (jhāṛnā, “dust”, verb)
Further reading
- “ਝਾੜੂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025