گدڑ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤 (*gidda, “jackal; fox”). Compare Sindhi گِدَڙُ (gidaṛu) and Urdu گِیدَڑ (gīdaṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɡɪd̪.d̪əɽᵊ/

Noun

گِدَّڑ • (giddaṛ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਗਿੱਦੜ)

1. jackal
2. (figuratively) a coward; chicken

Declension

Declension of گدڑ
dir. sg.	گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ)
dir. pl.	گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ)
	singular	plural
direct	گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ)	گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ)
oblique	گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ)	گِدَّڑاں (giddaṛāṉ)
vocative	گِدَّڑا (giddaṛā)	گِدَّڑو (giddaṛo)
ablative	گِدَّڑوں (giddaṛoṉ)	گِدَّڑاں (giddaṛāṉ)
locative	گِدَّڑے (giddaṛe)	گِدَّڑِیں (giddaṛīṉ)
instrumental	گِدَّڑوں (giddaṛoṉ)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “گِدّڑ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਗਿੱਦੜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gidda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 222