ਭੇਡ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भेड्र (bheḍra), borrowed from Munda.

Noun

ਭੇਡ • (bheḍ) f

1. sheep
2. (slang) timid person, weakling, follower

Declension

Declension of ਭੇਡ
dir. sg.	ਭੇਡ (bheḍ)
dir. pl.	ਭੇਡਾਂ (bheḍā̃)
	singular	plural
direct	ਭੇਡ (bheḍ)	ਭੇਡਾਂ (bheḍā̃)
oblique	ਭੇਡ (bheḍ)	ਭੇਡਾਂ (bheḍā̃)
vocative	ਭੇਡੇ (bheḍe)	ਭੇਡੋ (bheḍo)
ablative	ਭੇਡੋਂ (bheḍõ)	—
locative	ਭੇਡੇ (bheḍe)	ਭੇਡੀਂ (bheḍī̃)
instrumental	ਭੇਡੇ (bheḍe)	ਭੇਡੀਂ (bheḍī̃)

Derived terms

• ਭੇਡਾ (bheḍā)
• ਭੇਡੀ (bheḍī)
• ਭੇਡੂ (bheḍū)

 

Further reading

• “ਭੇਡ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਭੇਡ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.