ਡਾਕਟਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from English doctor.

Noun

ਡਾਕਟਰ • (ḍākṭar) m (Shahmukhi spelling ڈاکٹر)

1. doctor (one who practises diagnosis of disease and prescribes medicine)

   Synonym: ਹਕੀਮ (hakīm)

   ਜੇ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਸਹਿਤ ਖ਼ਰਾਬ ਰਹੀ, ਆਪਣੇ ਡਾਕਟਰ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲ.

   je kallh nū̃ vī sahit xarāb rahī, āpaṇe ḍākṭar nū̃ mila.

   If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.

References

• “ਡਾਕਟਰ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਡਾਕਟਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.