ਟੁੰਡਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From ٹُنْڈ (ṭunḍ), inherited from Sanskrit टुंट (ṭuṃṭa), Sanskrit *टुण्ट (*ṭuṇṭa). Cognate with Urdu ٹُنْٹا (ṭunṭā) / ٹُنْڈا (ṭunḍā) and Hindi टुंटा (ṭuṇṭā).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ਟੁੰਡਾ • (ṭuṇḍā) (feminine ਟੁੰਡੀ, Shahmukhi spelling ٹُنْڈا)

  1. armless; a person who's arms have been dismembered or amputated
  2. (figuratively) helpless

Declension

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Declension of ਟੁੰਡਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਟੁੰਡਾ (ṭuṇḍā) ਟੁੰਡੇ (ṭuṇḍe) ਟੁੰਡੀ (ṭuṇḍī) ਟੁੰਡੀਆਂ (ṭuṇḍīā̃)
oblique ਟੁੰਡੇ (ṭuṇḍe) ਟੁੰਡਿਆਂ (ṭuṇḍiā̃) ਟੁੰਡੀ (ṭuṇḍī) ਟੁੰਡੀਆਂ (ṭuṇḍīā̃)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ٹُنڈا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਟੁੰਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭuṇṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 304
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