ਹਿਜੜਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Cognate to Hindi हिजड़ा (hijṛā), Gujarati હીજડો (hījḍo) and Bengali হিজড়া (hijoṛa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hɪd͡ʒᵊɽaː]
Noun
ਹਿਜੜਾ • (hijṛā) ? (Shahmukhi spelling ہجڑا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਹਿਜੜਾਾ (hijṛāā) | ਹਿਜੜਾੇ (hijṛāe) |
| oblique | ਹਿਜੜਾੇ (hijṛāe) | ਹਿਜੜਾਿਆਂ (hijṛāiā̃) |
| vocative | ਹਿਜੜਾਿਆ (hijṛāiā) | ਹਿਜੜਾਿਓ (hijṛāio) |
| ablative | ਹਿਜੜਾਿਓਂ (hijṛāiõ) | — |
| locative | ਹਿਜੜਾੇ (hijṛāe) | — |
| instrumental | ਹਿਜੜਾੇ (hijṛāe) | — |
References
- “ਹਿਜੜਾ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025