Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖 (vaggha)) (compare Hindi बाघ (bāgh)), from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wy(H)āgʰrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wy(H)āgʰrás.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɑ́ːɡ/
  • Transcription: bā́g

Noun edit

باگھ (bāghm (feminine باگھݨی, Gurmukhi spelling ਬਾਘ)

  1. tiger

Further reading edit

  • باگھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀕𑁆𑀖 (vaggha), from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghra).

Noun edit

باگھ (bāghm (Hindi spelling बाघ)

  1. tiger
    Synonym: شیر (śer)

Declension edit

Declension of باگھ
singular plural
direct باگھ (bāgh) باگھ (bāgh)
oblique باگھ (bāgh) باگھوں (bāghō̃)
vocative باگھ (bāgh) باگھو (bāghō)