ਹੁੰਦਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Likely Inherited from Sanskrit भवन्तम् (bhavantam, “present, being, existing”). By surface analysis, ਹੋ (ho) + -ਦਾ (-dā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): [ˈɦʊ̃(n).d̪äː], [ˈɦoːn.d̪ɐˑ] (colloquial, Canada)
Verb
ਹੁੰਦਾ • (hundā)
- inflection of ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā, “to be”):
- masculine singular habitual participle
- masculine singular contrafactual
References
- “ਹੁੰਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025