ਡੂੰਘਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha). Doublet of ਦੀਰਘ (dīragh), a learned borrowing.

Adjective

ਡੂੰਘਾ • (ḍūṅghā)

1. deep
2. (figurative) profound, intense

Declension

Declension of ਡੂੰਘਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਡੂੰਘਾ (ḍūṅghā)	ਡੂੰਘੇ (ḍūṅghe)		ਡੂੰਘੀ (ḍūṅghī)	ਡੂੰਘੀਆਂ (ḍūṅghīā̃)
oblique	ਡੂੰਘੇ (ḍūṅghe)	ਡੂੰਘਿਆਂ (ḍūṅghiā̃)		ਡੂੰਘੀ (ḍūṅghī)	ਡੂੰਘੀਆਂ (ḍūṅghīā̃)

Related terms

• ਡੁੰਘੇਰਾ (ḍuṅgherā, “deeper”, adjective)
• ਡੁੰਘਾਈ f (ḍuṅghāī, “depth”)

Further reading

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