ਭੇਡ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भेड्र (bheḍra), borrowed from Munda.

Noun

ਭੇਡ • (bheḍ) f (Shahmukhi spelling بھیڈ)

  1. sheep
  2. (slang) timid person, weakling, follower

Declension

Declension of ਭੇਡ
singular plural
direct ਭੇਡ (bheḍ) ਭੇਡਾਂ (bheḍā̃)
oblique ਭੇਡ (bheḍ) ਭੇਡਾਂ (bheḍā̃)
vocative ਭੇਡੇ (bheḍe) ਭੇਡੋ (bheḍo)
ablative ਭੇਡੋਂ (bheḍõ) ਭੇਡਿਆੰ (bheḍiā̃)
locative ਭੇਡੇ (bheḍe) ਭੇਡੀਂ (bheḍī̃)
instrumental ਭੇਡੇ (bheḍe) ਭੇਡੀਂ (bheḍī̃)

Derived terms

  • ਭੇਡਾ (bheḍā)
  • ਭੇਡੀ (bheḍī)
  • ਭੇਡੂ (bheḍū)

Further reading

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