ਵਾਲ਼ਾ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਵਾਲਾ (vālā) (nuqtaless)
Etymology
From Sanskrit पाल (pāla), related to Hindi वाला (vālā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʋäː.ɭäː/
Particle
ਵਾਲ਼ਾ • (vālā)
- of, belonging to, pertaining to (forms relational adjectives or nouns)
- (agentive suffix) one who does; -er (forms agent nouns from verbs)
- ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲ਼ਾ
- karan vāḷā
- doer
- (literally, “the one who does”)
Usage notes
- Attaches to the oblique infinitive of verbs (ਕਰਨ → ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲ਼ਾ) or nouns (ਦਿੱਲੀ → ਦਿੱਲੀ ਵਾਲ਼ਾ).
- The particle declines differently from adjectives, see below: