ਝਾੜੂ

Punjabi

Etymology

ਝਾੜ- (jhāṛa-, “to dust”) +‎ -ਊ (-ū, “agentive suffix”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃäː˨.ɽuː/
• Rhymes: -ɽuː, -uː
• Hyphenation: ਝਾ‧ੜ

Noun

ਝਾੜੂ • (jhāṛū) m (Shahmukhi spelling جھاڑو)

1. broom

   Synonym: ਰੜਕਾ (raṛkā)

Declension

Declension of ਝਾੜੂ
dir. sg.	ਝਾੜੂ (jhāṛū)
dir. pl.	ਝਾੜੂ (jhāṛū)
	singular	plural
direct	ਝਾੜੂ (jhāṛū)	ਝਾੜੂ (jhāṛū)
oblique	ਝਾੜੂ (jhāṛū)	ਝਾੜੂਾਂ (jhāṛūā̃)
vocative	ਝਾੜੂਾ (jhāṛūā)	ਝਾੜੂੋ (jhāṛūo)
ablative	ਝਾੜੂੋਂ (jhāṛūõ)	—
locative	ਝਾੜੂੇ (jhāṛūe)	ਝਾੜੂੀਂ (jhāṛūī̃)
instrumental	ਝਾੜੂੇ (jhāṛūe)	ਝਾੜੂੀਂ (jhāṛūī̃)

Derived terms

• ਝਾੜੂ ਬਰਦਾਰ m (jhāṛū bardār, “sweeper”)

Related terms

• ਝਾੜਨਾ (jhāṛnā, “dust”, verb)

Further reading

• “ਝਾੜੂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024