ਕਾਂਡੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑ̃(n)ɖiː/
  • Rhymes: -ɖiː, -iː
  • Hyphenation: ਕਾਂ‧ਡੀ

Noun

ਕਾਂਡੀ • (kāṇḍī) f (Shahmukhi spelling کانڈی)

  1. (colloquial) trowel
    • a small pointed trowel (kandi ) is used to fill seams in brick laying.
  2. backsack,doko,a basket [1] used at back to carry load and children by mountain porters
    • tea labourers often carry their children in kandi (a basket on back)while at work

Declension
Declension of ਕਾਂਡੀ
dir. sg. ਕਾਂਡੀ (kāṇḍī)
dir. pl. ਕਾਂਡੀਆਂ (kāṇḍīā̃)
singular plural
direct ਕਾਂਡੀ (kāṇḍī) ਕਾਂਡੀਆਂ (kāṇḍīā̃)
oblique ਕਾਂਡੀ (kāṇḍī) ਕਾਂਡੀਆਂ (kāṇḍīā̃)
vocative ਕਾਂਡੀਏ (kāṇḍīē) ਕਾਂਡੀਓ (kāṇḍīo)
ablative — —
locative — —
instrumental — —

References
  1. Turner R.L (1999) A comparative dictionary of Indo-Aryan Languages, Motilal Banarasi Das Publishers, page 140
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