Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਭਾਂਡਾ (bhāṇḍā), itself from Prakrit 𑀪𑀁𑀟 (bhaṃḍa), ultimately from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa). Cognate with Saraiki بھانڈَہ (bhānḍah), Hindi भंडा (bhaṇḍā) / भाँड़ (bhā̃ṛ) and Marathi भांडे (bhāṇḍe).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

بھانڈا (bhānḍām (Gurmukhi spelling ਭਾਂਡਾ)

  1. dinnerware, crockery, utensil; any vessel used for eating;
    1. earthenware
    2. plate, pot
    Synonyms: بَرْتَن (bartan), ڈَون٘گا (ḍauṉgā, bowl)
  2. cellar, store
  3. an unreasonable or wicked person.

Declension edit

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Declension of بھانڈا
dir. sg. بھانڈا (bhānḍā)
dir. pl. بھانڈے (bhānḍe)
singular plural
direct بھانڈا (bhānḍā) بھانڈے (bhānḍe)
oblique بھانڈے (bhānḍe) بھانڈیاں (bhānḍeyāṉ)
vocative بھانڈیا (bhānḍeyā) بھانڈیو (bhānḍeyo)
ablative بھانڈیوں (bhānḍeyoṉ)
locative بھانڈے (bhānḍe)
instrumental بھانڈے (bhānḍe)

References edit

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بھانڈا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • بھانڈا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāṇḍa1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press