ਝੀਵਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਝੀਵਰੁ (jhīvaru), from Sanskrit धीवर (dhīvara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃiːʋəɾə̆]

Noun

ਝੀਵਰ • (jhīvar) m (Shahmukhi spelling جھیور)

1. watercarrier

Proper noun

ਝੀਵਰ • (jhīvar) m (Shahmukhi spelling جھیور)

1. Jhinwar

References

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