Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀬𑀭 (vacchayara). Doublet of ਬਛੇਰਟਾ (bacherṭā) and ਬਛੇਰਟੂ (bacherṭū).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bət͡ʃʰeːɾaː]

Noun

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ਬਛੇਰਾ (bacherām (Shahmukhi spelling بَچھیرا)

  1. colt

Declension

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Declension of ਬਛੇਰਾ
dir. sg. ਬਛੇਰਾ (bacherā)
dir. pl. ਬਛੇਰੇ (bachere)
singular plural
direct ਬਛੇਰਾ (bacherā) ਬਛੇਰੇ (bachere)
oblique ਬਛੇਰੇ (bachere) ਬਛੇਰਿਆਂ (bacheriā̃)
vocative ਬਛੇਰਿਆ (bacheriā) ਬਛੇਰਿਓ (bacherio)
ablative ਬਛੇਰਿਓਂ (bacheriõ)
locative ਬਛੇਰੇ (bachere)
instrumental ਬਛੇਰੇ (bachere)

References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬਛੇਰਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.