Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit स्तब्ध (stabdha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stabdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ-tó-s. Doublet of ਥੰਮ੍ਹਣਾ (thammhṇā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ਠੱਡਾ (ṭhaḍḍām (Shahmukhi spelling ٹَھڈّا)

  1. boundary pillar
  2. small mound used as take-off point for jumps

Declension edit

Declension of ਠੱਡਾ
dir. sg. ਠੱਡਾ (ṭhaḍḍā)
dir. pl. ਠੱਡੇ (ṭhaḍḍe)
singular plural
direct ਠੱਡਾ (ṭhaḍḍā) ਠੱਡੇ (ṭhaḍḍe)
oblique ਠੱਡੇ (ṭhaḍḍe) ਠੱਡਿਆਂ (ṭhaḍḍiā̃)
vocative ਠੱਡਿਆ (ṭhaḍḍiā) ਠੱਡਿਓ (ṭhaḍḍio)
ablative ਠੱਡਿਓਂ (ṭhaḍḍiõ)
locative ਠੱਡੇ (ṭhaḍḍe)
instrumental ਠੱਡੇ (ṭhaḍḍe)

References edit

  • ਠੱਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stabdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press