گدڑ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤 (*gidda, jackal; fox). Compare Sindhi گِدَڙُ (gidaṛu) and Urdu گِیدَڑ (gīdaṛ).

Pronunciation

Noun

گِدَّڑ • (giddaṛ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਗਿੱਦੜ)

  1. jackal
  2. (figuratively) a coward; chicken

Declension

Declension of گدڑ
dir. sg. گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ)
dir. pl. گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ)
singular plural
direct گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ) گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ)
oblique گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ) گِدَّڑاں (giddaṛāṉ)
vocative گِدَّڑا (giddaṛā) گِدَّڑو (giddaṛo)
ablative گِدَّڑوں (giddaṛoṉ)
locative گِدَّڑے (giddaṛe) گِدَّڑِیں (giddaṛīṉ)
instrumental گِدَّڑے (giddaṛe) گِدَّڑِیں (giddaṛīṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “گِدّڑ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਗਿੱਦੜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gidda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 222
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