Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

From پڑھنا (paṛhnā) +‎ -آئی (-āī).

Noun edit

پڑھائی (paṛhāīf (Gurmukhi spelling ਪੜ੍ਹਾਈ)

  1. study, education

Derived terms edit

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

From پڑھنا (paṛhnā, to read; study) +‎ ـائی (-ā'ī).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

پَڑھائی (paṛhāīf (Hindi spelling पढ़ाई)

  1. learning, study
  2. education
  3. reading

Declension edit

Declension of پڑھائی
singular plural
direct پڑھائی (paṛhā'ī) پڑھائیاں (paṛhā'iyā̃)
oblique پڑھائی (paṛhā'ī) پڑھائیوں (paṛhā'iyō̃)
vocative پڑھائی (paṛhā'ī) پڑھائیو (paṛhā'iyō)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • پڑھائی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • پڑھائی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “پڑھائی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.