ਘਮੰਡ

Punjabi

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate to Hindustani घमंड (ghamaṇḍ) / گھَمَن٘ڈ (ghamãḍ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kə˨.məɳ.d̪ə̆]

Noun

ਘਮੰਡ • (ghamaṇḍ) m (Shahmukhi spelling گھمنڈ)

1. price, conceit, arrogance, vanity, egotism

Declension

Declension of ਘਮੰਡ

	singular	plural
direct	ਘਮੰਡ (ghamaṇḍ)	ਘਮੰਡ (ghamaṇḍ)
oblique	ਘਮੰਡ (ghamaṇḍ)	ਘਮੰਡਾਂ (ghamaṇḍā̃)
vocative	ਘਮੰਡਾ (ghamaṇḍā)	ਘਮੰਡੋ (ghamaṇḍo)
ablative	ਘਮੰਡੋਂ (ghamaṇḍõ)	—
locative	ਘਮੰਡੇ (ghamaṇḍe)	ਘਮੰਡੀਂ (ghamaṇḍī̃)
instrumental	ਘਮੰਡੇ (ghamaṇḍe)	ਘਮੰਡੀਂ (ghamaṇḍī̃)

References

• “ਘਮੰਡ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਘਮੰਡ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.