گدڑ
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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤 (*gidda, “jackal; fox”). Compare Sindhi گِدَڙُ (gidaṛu) and Urdu گِیدَڑ (gīdaṛ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɡɪd̪.d̪əɽᵊ/
Noun
گِدَّڑ • (giddaṛ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਗਿੱਦੜ)
- jackal
- (figuratively) a coward; chicken
Declension
| Declension of گدڑ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ) | |
| dir. pl. | گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ) | گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ) |
| oblique | گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ) | گِدَّڑاں (giddaṛāṉ) |
| vocative | گِدَّڑا (giddaṛā) | گِدَّڑو (giddaṛo) |
| ablative | گِدَّڑوں (giddaṛoṉ) | گِدَّڑاں (giddaṛāṉ) |
| locative | گِدَّڑے (giddaṛe) | گِدَّڑِیں (giddaṛīṉ) |
| instrumental | گِدَّڑوں (giddaṛoṉ) | – |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “گِدّڑ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਗਿੱਦੜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gidda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 222