ڈھیر

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Punjabi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

ڈھیر (ḍherm (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੇਰ)

  1. heap, pile, stack, rick, dump

Derived terms

Adjective

ڈھیر (ḍher) (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੇਰ)

  1. (Jhangli, Shahpuri) more, much

Descendants

  • Pashto: ډير

Further reading

  • ڈھیر”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਢੇਰੋ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera). Compare Punjabi ڈھیر (ḍher, pile), Gujarati ઢેર (ḍher, pile), Marathi ढेर (ḍher, pile), Bengali ঢেরি (ḍheri, heap, pile).

Noun

ڈھیر (ḍherm (Hindi spelling ढेर)

  1. heap

Ushojo

Etymology

From Shina ڈیر (ḍer).

Noun

ڈھیر (ḍher)

  1. stomach, belly