Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀪𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀕 (*bhāriga)), from Sanskrit भारिक (bhārika, heavy), from भार (bhārá) +‎ -इक (-ika).[1]

Adjective

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ਭਾਰੀ (bhārī) (masculine ਭਾਰਾ, Shahmukhi spelling بھاری)

  1. heavy

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhārika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press