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)

  1. eunuch

Declension

Declension of ਹਿਜੜਾ
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