گھوڑا
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گھوڑا
گھوڑا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt- (“horse”).
Cognate with Urdu گھوڑا (ghoṛā) and Sindhi گهوڙو (ghoṛo).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: kṑṛā IPA(key): /koː˥˩.ɽäː/
Audio (India): (file) - Rhymes: -äː
- Hyphenation: گھو‧ڑا
Noun
گھوڑا • (ghoṛā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਘੋੜਾ)
Declension
| Declension of گھوڑا | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | گھوڑا (ghoṛā) | |
| dir. pl. | گھوڑے (ghoṛe) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | گھوڑا (ghoṛā) | گھوڑے (ghoṛe) |
| oblique | گھوڑے (ghoṛe) | گھوڑیاں (ghoṛeyāṉ) |
| vocative | گھوڑیا (ghoṛeyā) | گھوڑیو (ghoṛeyo) |
| ablative | گھوڑیوں (ghoṛeyoṉ) | — |
| locative | گھوڑے (ghoṛe) | — |
| instrumental | گھوڑے (ghoṛe) | — |
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀕 (ghoḍaga), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), likely from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt- (“horse”). Cognate with Punjabi گھوڑا (ghoṛā), Sindhi گهوڙو (ghoṛo), Marathi घोडा (ghoḍā), Gujarati ઘોડો (ghoḍo), Bengali ঘোড়া (ghōṛa) and Odia ଘୋଡ଼ା (ghoṛa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡʱoː.ɽɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
گھوڑا • (ghoṛā) m (Hindi spelling घोड़ा)
Declension
| Declension of گھوڑا | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | گھوڑا (ghoṛā) | گھوڑے (ghoṛe) |
| oblique | گھوڑے (ghoṛe) | گھوڑوں (ghoṛõ) |
| vocative | گھوڑے (ghoṛe) | گھوڑو (ghoṛo) |
Derived terms
- گھوڑا گاڑی (ghoṛā-gāṛī, “horse-wagon”)
- گھوڑا بَچ (ghoṛā-bac, “Acorus Calamus”)
See also
| Chess pieces in Urdu · مہرے کے شطرنج (śatranj ke muhre) (layout · text) | |||||
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| بَادْشَاہ (bādśāh) | وَزِیر (vazīr) | رُخ (rux) | فِیلَہ (fīla) | گھوڑا (ghoṛā) | پِیَادَہ (piyāda) |
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “گهوڙا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “گھوڑا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.