ਝੀਵਰੁ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀯𑀭 (dhīvara)), from Sanskrit धीवर (dhīvará). Compare Old Marathi 𑘛𑘲𑘪𑘨 (ḍhīvara).

Noun

ਝੀਵਰੁ (jhīvaru) m

  1. fisherman

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਝਿਊਰ (jhiūra), ਝੀਵਰ (jhīvar)
    Shahmukhi script: جھِیوَر (jhīvar)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਝੀਵਰੁ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 129
  • “ਝੀਵਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhīvará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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