ਮਗਰਮੱਛ
Punjabi
Etymology
ਮਗਰ (magar, “crocodile”) + ਮੱਛ (maccha, “fish”).
Noun
ਮਗਰਮੱਛ • (magramaccha) m
- crocodile (especially the mugger crocodile)
- alligator
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਮਗਰਮੱਛ (magramaccha) | ਮਗਰਮੱਛ (magramaccha) |
| oblique | ਮਗਰਮੱਛ (magramaccha) | ਮਗਰਮੱਛਾਂ (magramacchā̃) |
| vocative | ਮਗਰਮੱਛਾ (magramacchā) | ਮਗਰਮੱਛੋ (magramaccho) |
| ablative | ਮਗਰਮੱਛੋਂ (magramacchõ) | — |
| locative | ਮਗਰਮੱਛੇ (magramacche) | ਮਗਰਮੱਛੀਂ (magramacchī̃) |
| instrumental | ਮਗਰਮੱਛੇ (magramacche) | ਮਗਰਮੱਛੀਂ (magramacchī̃) |
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਗਰਮੱਛ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.