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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit अहंकार (ahaṃkāra).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਹੰਕਾਰ • (haṅkār) m (Shahmukhi spelling ہنکار)
- pride, egotism, haughtiness
- (Sikhism) hankaar
Declension
| Declension of ਹੰਕਾਰ
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| dir. sg.
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ਹੰਕਾਰ (haṅkār)
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| dir. pl.
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ਹੰਕਾਰ (haṅkār)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਹੰਕਾਰ (haṅkār)
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ਹੰਕਾਰ (haṅkār)
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| oblique
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ਹੰਕਾਰ (haṅkār)
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ਹੰਕਾਰਾਂ (haṅkārā̃)
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| vocative
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ਹੰਕਾਰਾ (haṅkārā)
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ਹੰਕਾਰੋ (haṅkāro)
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| ablative
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ਹੰਕਾਰੋਂ (haṅkārõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਹੰਕਾਰੇ (haṅkāre)
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ਹੰਕਾਰੀਂ (haṅkārī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਹੰਕਾਰੇ (haṅkāre)
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ਹੰਕਾਰੀਂ (haṅkārī̃)
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References
- “ਹੰਕਾਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਹੰਕਾਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.