ਬਿਰਛ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

ਬਿਰਖ (birkh)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वृक्ष (vṛkṣa). Compare Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑁆𑀭𑀙 (vracha), Bengali বৃক্ষ (brikkho). Unrelated to English birch.

Noun

ਬਿਰਛ • (birch) m (Shahmukhi spelling بِرچھ)

tree

Declension

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Declension of **ਬਿਰਛ**
	singular	plural
direct	ਬਿਰਛ (birach)	ਬਿਰਛ (birach)
oblique	ਬਿਰਛ (birach)	ਬਿਰਛਾਂ (birchā̃)
vocative	ਬਿਰਛਾ (birchā)	ਬਿਰਛੋ (bircho)
ablative	ਬਿਰਛੋਂ (birchõ)	—
locative	ਬਿਰਛੇ (birche)	ਬਿਰਛੀਂ (birchī̃)
instrumental	ਬਿਰਛੇ (birche)	ਬਿਰਛੀਂ (birchī̃)

Further reading

Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬਿਰਛ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
“ਬਿਰਛ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025