ਮੈਦਾਨ
Punjabi
editAlternative forms
edit- ਮਦਾਨ (madān)
Etymology
editInherited from Old Punjabi ਮੈਦਾਨੁ (maidānu), a borrowing of Classical Persian میدان (maidān), from Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān), itself a borrowing from an Iranian language.
Noun
editਮੈਦਾਨ • (maidān) m (Shahmukhi spelling میدان)
Derived terms
edit- ਜੰਗ ਦਾ ਮੈਦਾਨ m (jaṅg dā maidān, “battlefield”)
- ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ ਦਾ ਮੈਦਾਨ m (phuṭṭabāl dā maidān, “football field/pitch”)
Related terms
edit- ਮਦਾਨੀ (madānī, “plain (relational)”, adjective)
Further reading
edit- “ਮੈਦਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024