ਬਾਘ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖 (vaggha)) (compare Hindi बाघ (bāgh)), from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wy(H)āgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wy(H)āgʰrás.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑ́ːɡ/
  • (Phonetic): bā́g


Noun

ਬਾਘ • (bāghm (feminine ਬਾਘਣੀ, Shahmukhi spelling باگھ)

  1. tiger

Declension

Declension of ਬਾਘ
singular plural
direct ਬਾਘ (bāgh) ਬਾਘ (bāgh)
oblique ਬਾਘ (bāgh) ਬਾਘਾਂ (bāghā̃)
vocative ਬਾਘਾ (bāghā) ਬਾਘੋ (bāgho)
ablative ਬਾਘੋਂ (bāghõ)
locative ਬਾਘੇ (bāghe) ਬਾਘੀਂ (bāghī̃)
instrumental ਬਾਘੇ (bāghe) ਬਾਘੀਂ (bāghī̃)


Further reading

  • ਬਾਘ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025