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Punjabi
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
ڈھیر • (ḍher) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੇਰ)
- heap, pile, stack, rick, dump
Derived terms
- ڈھیری f (ḍherī, “portion”)
Adjective
ڈھیر • (ḍher) (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੇਰ)
- (Jhangli, Shahpuri) more, much
Descendants
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 • (ḍher) m (Hindi spelling ढेर)
- heap
Ushojo
Etymology
From Shina ڈیر (ḍer).
Noun
ڈھیر (ḍher)
- stomach, belly