ਭਾਂਡਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਭਾਂਡਾ (bhāṇḍā), itself from Prakrit 𑀪𑀁𑀟 (bhaṃḍa), ultimately from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa). Cognate with Saraiki بھانڈَہ (bhānḍah), Hindi भंडा (bhaṇḍā) / भाँड़ (bhā̃ṛ) and Marathi भांडे (bhāṇḍe).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: pā̃̀ṇḍā IPA(key): /pä̃ː˨ɳ.ɖäː/
- Rhymes: -äː
- Hyphenation: ਭਾਂ‧ਡਾ
- Homophone: ਪਾਂਡਾ (pāṇḍā) (without tonal pitch)
Noun
ਭਾਂਡਾ • (bhāṇḍā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بھانڈا)
- dinnerware, crockery; any vessel used for eating;
- Synonyms: ਬਰਤਨ (bartan), ਡੌਂਗਾ (ḍauṅgā, “bowl”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਭਾਂਡਾ (bhāṇḍā) | ਭਾਂਡੇ (bhāṇḍe) |
| oblique | ਭਾਂਡੇ (bhāṇḍe) | ਭਾਂਡਿਆਂ (bhāṇḍiā̃) |
| vocative | ਭਾਂਡਿਆ (bhāṇḍiā) | ਭਾਂਡਿਓ (bhāṇḍio) |
| ablative | ਭਾਂਡਿਓਂ (bhāṇḍiõ) | — |
| locative | ਭਾਂਡੇ (bhāṇḍe) | — |
| instrumental | ਭਾਂਡੇ (bhāṇḍe) | — |
References
- “ਭਾਂਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāṇḍa1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press