بھانڈا

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Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi بھانڈا (bhānḍā), itself from Prakrit 𑀪𑀁𑀟 (bhaṃḍa), ultimately from Sanskrit भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa). Cognate with Saraiki بھانڈَہ (bhānḍah), Hindi भंडा (bhaṇḍā) / भाँड़ (bhā̃ṛ) and Marathi भांडे (bhāṇḍe).

Pronunciation

Noun

بھانڈا • (bhānḍā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਭਾਂਡਾ)

  1. dinnerware, crockery, utensil; any vessel used for eating;
    1. earthenware
    2. plate, pot
    Synonyms: بَرْتَن (bartan), ڈَون٘گا (ḍauṉgā, “bowl”)
  2. cellar, store
  3. an unreasonable or wicked person.

Declension

Declension of بھانڈا
dir. sg. بھانڈا (bhānḍā)
dir. pl. بھانڈے (bhānḍe)
singular plural
direct بھانڈا (bhānḍā) بھانڈے (bhānḍe)
oblique بھانڈے (bhānḍe) بھانڈیْاں (bhānḍiyāṉ)
vocative بھانڈیْا (bhānḍiyā) بھانڈیو (bhānḍeyo)
ablative بھانڈیوں (bhānḍeyoṉ) بھانڈیْاں (bhānḍiyāṉ)
locative – بھانڈِیں (bhānḍīṉ)
instrumental بھانڈے (bhānḍe) –

References

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بھانڈا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “بھانڈا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāṇḍa1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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