-ਵਾਦ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit वाद (vāda, “saying, speech; assertion; dispute”).

Suffix

-ਵਾਦ • (-vād)

1. -ism; (added to nouns to form terms for ideologies or philosophies)

   ‎ਸਾਮਰਾਜ (sāmrāj, “empire”) + ‎-ਵਾਦ (-vād) → ‎ਸਾਮਰਾਜਵਾਦ (sāmrājavād, “imperialism”)

Derived terms

Punjabi terms suffixed with -ਵਾਦ

Related terms

• ਵਾਦ m (vād, “controversy”)