ਅੰਦਰ

Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਅੰਦਰਿ (andari), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭 (aṃtara), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭 (aṃtara), from Sanskrit अन्तर (ántara)^[1] and borrowed from Classical Persian (andar).^[2] Doublet of ਅੰਤਰ (antar), a learned borrowing.

Noun edit

ਅੰਦਰ • (andar) m (Shahmukhi spelling اَنْدَر)

inside, interior

Related terms edit

ਅੰਦਰਮ m (andaram, “inner lining”)

Adverb edit

ਅੰਦਰ • (andar) (Shahmukhi spelling اَنْدَر)

inside, within

Derived terms edit

ਅੰਦਰਲਾ (andarlā, “interior”, adjective)

References edit

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ántara¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 17
^ Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਅੰਦਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 33.

Further reading edit

“ਅੰਦਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

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