ਬੱਦਲ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala), from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala). Cognate with Hindi बादल (bādal)

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /bəd̪.d̪əɭᵊ/

Noun

ਬੱਦਲ਼ • (baddaḷ) m (Shahmukhi spelling بَدَّࣇ)

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Declension

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Declension of **ਬੱਦਲ਼**
	singular	plural
direct	ਬੱਦਲ਼ (baddaḷ)	ਬੱਦਲ਼ (baddaḷ)
oblique	ਬੱਦਲ਼ (baddaḷ)	ਬੱਦਲ਼ਾਂ (baddaḷā̃)
vocative	ਬੱਦਲ਼ਾ (baddaḷā)	ਬੱਦਲ਼ੋ (baddaḷo)
ablative	ਬੱਦਲ਼ੋਂ (baddaḷõ)	—
locative	ਬੱਦਲ਼ੇ (baddaḷe)	ਬੱਦਲ਼ੀਂ (baddaḷī̃)
instrumental	ਬੱਦਲ਼ੇ (baddaḷe)	ਬੱਦਲ਼ੀਂ (baddaḷī̃)

Further reading

Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بدّل”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
“ਬੱਦਲ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vārdala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 674