ਖੰਢਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खण्डघर (khaṇḍaghara). Cognate to Hindustani खंडहर (khaṇḍhar) / کَھنْڈَر (khanḍar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰəɳ˩˥.ɖə.ɾᵊ]

Noun

ਖੰਢਰ • (khaṇḍhar) m (Shahmukhi spelling کھنڈھر)

1. a stony worthless land, stony bed of a stream or torrent
2. a place of ruins
3. a dilapidated house or town

Declension

Declension of ਖੰਢਰ
dir. sg.	ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar)
dir. pl.	ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar)
	singular	plural
direct	ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar)	ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar)
oblique	ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar)	ਖੰਢਰਾਂ (khaṇḍhrā̃)
vocative	ਖੰਢਰਾ (khaṇḍhrā)	ਖੰਢਰੋ (khaṇḍhro)
ablative	ਖੰਢਰੋਂ (khaṇḍhrõ)	—
locative	ਖੰਢਰੇ (khaṇḍhre)	ਖੰਢਰੀਂ (khaṇḍhrī̃)
instrumental	ਖੰਢਰੇ (khaṇḍhre)	ਖੰਢਰੀਂ (khaṇḍhrī̃)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਖੰਢਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.