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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀤𑀺 (chaḍḍadi)), from Sanskrit छर्दति (chardati).
Pronunciation
Verb
چھَڈّݨا • (chaḍḍṇā) (transitive, Gurmukhi spelling ਛੱਡਣਾ)
- to let go
- میرے دوپٹّے نُوں چَھڈّ! ― mere dopṭṭe nūṉ chaḍḍ! ― Let go off my scarf!
- to leave, quit
- کَمّ نُوں چَھڈّݨا ― kamm nūṉ chaḍḍṇā ― to quit (your) job
- to give up, leave
- آپݨے آل اَوْلاد نُوں کَدی نا چَھڈِّیں ― āpṇe āl aulād nūṉ kadī nā chaḍḍiīṉ ― Don't ever give up your kids
- to release, free
- to drop off
- مَینُوں تھاݨے تے زَرا چَھڈّ دے ― mainūṉ thāṇe te zarā chaḍḍ de ― Can you drop me off at the police station?
- to discharge, explode (fireworks etc.)
- (slang) to bluff; talk shit
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چھڈ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “چھڈّنا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024