Punjabi

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to Hindustani कड़ा (kaṛā) / کَڑا (kaṛā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਕੜਾ (kaṛām (Shahmukhi spelling کڑا)

  1. bracelet
  2. (Sikhism) kara

Declension

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Declension of ਕੜਾ
dir. sg. ਕੜਾ (kaṛā)
dir. pl. ਕੜੇ (kaṛe)
singular plural
direct ਕੜਾ (kaṛā) ਕੜੇ (kaṛe)
oblique ਕੜੇ (kaṛe) ਕੜਿਆਂ (kaṛiā̃)
vocative ਕੜਿਆ (kaṛiā) ਕੜਿਓ (kaṛio)
ablative ਕੜਿਓਂ (kaṛiõ)
locative ਕੜੇ (kaṛe)
instrumental ਕੜੇ (kaṛe)

References

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