Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀤𑀺 (chaḍḍadi)), from Sanskrit छर्दति (chardati).

Verb edit

ਛੱਡਣਾ (chaḍḍaṇā) (transitive, Shahmukhi spelling چَھڈّݨا)

  1. to release, let go
  2. to leave, abandon, quit
    ਨਿਤਿਨ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਨੌਕਰੀ ਛੱਡ ਦਿੱਤੀ।
    nitin ne āpaṇī naukrī chaḍḍa dittī.
    Nitin left his job.

Conjugation edit