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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑀼𑀟𑀻 (*kuḍī), of Munda or Dravidian origin; compare Santali ᱠᱩᱲᱤ (kuṛi, “girl”) and Kannada ಕೊಡ (koḍa, “youth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
کُڑی • (kuṛī) f (masculine کُڑا, Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁੜੀ)
- girl
- Synonyms: بالْڑی (bālṛī), چھوہَر (chohar)
- (by extension) virgin; bride
Declension
| Declension of کڑی
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| dir. sg.
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کُڑی (kuṛī)
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| dir. pl.
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کُڑِیاں (kuṛīyāṉ)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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کُڑی (kuṛī)
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کُڑِیاں (kuṛīyāṉ)
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| oblique
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کُڑی (kuṛī)
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کُڑِیاں (kuṛīyāṉ)
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| vocative
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کُڑِیے (kuṛiye)
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کُڑِیو (kuṛīv)
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| ablative
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کُڑِیوں (kuṛīvṉ)
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کُڑِیاں (kuṛīyāṉ)
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| locative
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| instrumental
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Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کُڑی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਕੁੜੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press