بوڑھ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- بوہَڑ (bohaṛ)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟 (vaḍa), from Sanskrit 𑀯𑀝 (vaṭa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /boː˦ɽᵊ/
Noun
بوڑھ • (boṛh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੋੜ੍ਹ)
- a banyan tree
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | بوڑھ (boṛh) | بوڑھ (boṛh) |
| oblique | بوڑھ (boṛh) | بوڑھاں (boṛhāṉ) |
| vocative | بوڑھا (boṛhā) | بوڑھو (boṛho) |
| ablative | بوڑھوں (boṛhoṉ) | بوڑھاں (boṛhāṉ) |
| locative | بوڑھے (boṛhe) | بوڑھِیں (boṛhīṉ) |
| instrumental | بوڑھوں (boṛhoṉ) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بوڑھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਬੋੜ੍ਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vaṭa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 654