بڈھا

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Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha /⁠vuḍḍha⁠/).

Noun

بُڈّھا • (búḍḍā) m (feminine بُڈّھی, Gurmukhi spelling ਬੁੱਢਾ)

  1. old man, geezer
  2. (by extension) dad

Declension

Declension of بڈھا
singular plural
direct بُڈّھا (buḍḍhā) بُڈّھے (buḍḍhe)
oblique بُڈّھے (buḍḍhe) بُڈّھیْاں (buḍḍhiyāṉ)
vocative بُڈّھیْا (buḍḍhiyā) بُڈّھیو (buḍḍheyo)
ablative بُڈّھیوں (buḍḍheyoṉ) بُڈّھیْاں (buḍḍhiyāṉ)
locative – بُڈّھِیں (buḍḍhīṉ)
instrumental بُڈّھے (buḍḍhe) –

Adjective

بُڈّھا • (buḍḍhā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੁੱਢਾ)

  1. old-aged
  2. weak, feeble
  3. old (item)

Declension

Declension of بڈھا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct بُڈّھا (búḍḍā) بُڈّھے (búḍḍe) بُڈّھی (búḍḍī) بُڈّھِیاں (búḍḍiyāṉ)
oblique بُڈّھے (búḍḍe) بُڈّھیاں (búḍḍeyāṉ) بُڈّھی (búḍḍī) بُڈّھِیاں (búḍḍiyāṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بُڈھّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਬੁੱਢਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “buḍḍha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 524
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