کھڈونا

Punjabi

Etymology

From کھیڈݨا (kheḍṇā, “to play”). Compare Urdu کِھلَونا (khilaunā) / Hindi खिलौना (khilaunā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi, Eastern Punjab) IPA^(key): /kʰɪ.ɖɔː.ɳäː/
• (Pakistan, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kʰə.ɖoː.ɳäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

کِھڈَوݨا • (khiḍauṇā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਖਿਡੌਣਾ)

1. toy

Declension

Declension of کھڈونا
dir. sg.	کِھڈَوݨا (khiḍauṇā)
dir. pl.	کِھڈَوݨے (khiḍauṇe)
	singular	plural
direct	کِھڈَوݨا (khiḍauṇā)	کِھڈَوݨے (khiḍauṇe)
oblique	کِھڈَوݨے (khiḍauṇe)	کِھڈَوݨیاں (khiḍauṇeyāṉ)
vocative	کِھڈَوݨیا (khiḍauṇeyā)	کِھڈَوݨیو (khiḍauṇeyo)
ablative	کِھڈَوݨیوں (khiḍauṇeyoṉ)	—
locative	کِھڈَوݨے (khiḍauṇe)	—
instrumental	کِھڈَوݨے (khiḍauṇe)	—

References

• “کھڈونا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کھِڈَونا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz