کڑی

Punjabi

Etymology

From کُڑا (kuṛā), inherited from Sanskrit *कुड (kuḍa).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /kʊ.ɽiː/
  • Audio (India)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

کُڑی • (kuṛī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁੜੀ)

  1. girl
    Synonyms: بالْڑی (bālṛī), چھوہَر (chohar)
  2. (by extension) virgin; bride

Declension
Declension of کڑی
dir. sg. کُڑی (kuṛī)
dir. pl. کُڑِیاں (kuṛīyāṉ)
singular plural
direct کُڑی (kuṛī) کُڑِیاں (kuṛīyāṉ)
oblique کُڑی (kuṛī) کُڑِیاں (kuṛīyāṉ)
vocative کُڑِیے (kuṛiye) کُڑِیو (kuṛīv)
ablative کُڑِیوں (kuṛīvṉ) —
locative — —
instrumental — —

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