گھوڑا

Punjabi

گھوڑا

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt- (horse).

Cognate with Urdu گھوڑا (ghoṛā) and Sindhi گهوڙو (ghoṛo).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: kṑṛā IPA(key): /koː˥˩.ɽäː/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -äː
  • Hyphenation: گھو‧ڑا

Noun

گھوڑا • (ghoṛā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਘੋੜਾ)

  1. horse
    Synonym: اسپ (asp)
  2. (chess) knight

Declension

Declension of گھوڑا
dir. sg. گھوڑا (ghoṛā)
dir. pl. گھوڑے (ghoṛe)
singular plural
direct گھوڑا (ghoṛā) گھوڑے (ghoṛe)
oblique گھوڑے (ghoṛe) گھوڑیاں (ghoṛeyāṉ)
vocative گھوڑیا (ghoṛeyā) گھوڑیو (ghoṛeyo)
ablative گھوڑیوں (ghoṛeyoṉ)
locative گھوڑے (ghoṛe)
instrumental گھوڑے (ghoṛe)

Urdu

گھوڑا

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀕 (ghoḍaga), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), likely from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt- (horse). Cognate with Punjabi گھوڑا (ghoṛā), Sindhi گهوڙو (ghoṛo), Marathi घोडा (ghoḍā), Gujarati ઘોડો (ghoḍo), Bengali ঘোড়া (ghōṛa) and Odia ଘୋଡ଼ା (ghoṛa).

Pronunciation

Noun

گھوڑا • (ghoṛā) m (Hindi spelling घोड़ा)

  1. horse
    Synonyms: اَسْپ (asp), اَشْو (aśv), تُرَن٘گ (turaṅg)
  2. (chess) knight
    Synonym: اَسْپ (asp)

Declension

Declension of گھوڑا
singular plural
direct گھوڑا (ghoṛā) گھوڑے (ghoṛe)
oblique گھوڑے (ghoṛe) گھوڑوں (ghoṛõ)
vocative گھوڑے (ghoṛe) گھوڑو (ghoṛo)

Derived terms

  • گھوڑا گاڑی (ghoṛā-gāṛī, horse-wagon)
  • گھوڑا بَچ (ghoṛā-bac, Acorus Calamus)

See also

Chess pieces in Urdu · مہرے کے شطرنج (śatranj ke muhre) (layout · text)
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بَادْشَاہ (bādśāh) وَزِیر (vazīr) رُخ (rux) فِیلَہ (fīla) گھوڑا (ghoṛā) پِیَادَہ (piyāda)

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “گهوڙا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • گھوڑا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
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