ਅੱਲ੍ਹੜ

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Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀅𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀟 (*allaḍa). Cognate with Hindi अल्हड़ (alhaṛ), Sindhi اَلَڙُ (alaṛu), Marathi अल्लड (allaḍ), Gujarati અલ્લડ (allaḍ) and Nepali अल्लड (allaḍ) / अल्लढ (allaḍh).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ਅੱਲ੍ਹੜ • (állaṛ) (Shahmukhi spelling الہڑ)

  1. adolescent, young
  2. inexperienced, immature

Noun

ਅੱਲ੍ਹੜ • (állaṛ) f (Shahmukhi spelling الہڑ)

  1. a young; naive; adolescent female
  2. (slang, in vocative) baby; babe; darling; girl
    • 2018, “So High”, in Sidhu Moose Wala (lyrics), Byg Byrd (music), Mar Gaye Oye Loko, performed by Sidhu Moose Wala, Byg Byrd:
      ਤੂੰ ਗੱਭਰੂ ਨੂੰ ਮੰਨ ਜਾਂ ਨਾ ਮੰਨ, ਅੱਲ੍ਹੜੇ
      ਅੱਖ ਬਾਰਾਂ ਗੇਜ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਾਟਗਨ, ਅੱਲ੍ਹੜੇ
      tū̃ gabbharū nū̃ manna jā̃ nā manna, állaṛe
      akkha bārā̃ gej dī śāṭgana, állaṛe
      Believe the young man or not, baby
      eye is a 12-gauge shotgun, baby

Further reading

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਅੱਲ੍ਹੜ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • “ਅੱਲ੍ਹੜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*allaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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