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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit खण्डघर (khaṇḍaghara). Cognate to Hindustani खंडहर (khaṇḍhar) / کَھنْڈَر (khanḍar).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਖੰਢਰ • (khaṇḍhar) m (Shahmukhi spelling کھنڈھر)
- a stony worthless land, stony bed of a stream or torrent
- a place of ruins
- a dilapidated house or town
Declension
| Declension of ਖੰਢਰ
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| dir. sg.
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ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar)
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| dir. pl.
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ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar)
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ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar)
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| oblique
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ਖੰਢਰ (khaṇḍhar)
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ਖੰਢਰਾਂ (khaṇḍhrā̃)
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| vocative
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ਖੰਢਰਾ (khaṇḍhrā)
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ਖੰਢਰੋ (khaṇḍhro)
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| ablative
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ਖੰਢਰੋਂ (khaṇḍhrõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਖੰਢਰੇ (khaṇḍhre)
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ਖੰਢਰੀਂ (khaṇḍhrī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਖੰਢਰੇ (khaṇḍhre)
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ਖੰਢਰੀਂ (khaṇḍhrī̃)
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References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਖੰਢਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.