گوانڈھی

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit ग्रामार्धिन् (grāmārdhin). By surface analysis, گَوانڈھ (“neighbourhood”) +‎ ی (ī)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɡə.ʋä̃ː˦ɳ.ɖiː/, /ɡʊ.ʋä̃ː˦ɳ.ɖiː/, /ɡʊ.ä̃ː˦ɳ.ɖiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Hyphenation: گ‧واݨ‧ڈھی
• Hyphenation: گُو‧آݨ‧ڈھی
• Phonetic: gavā́ṇḍī, guvā́ṇḍī, guā́ṇḍī

Noun

گَوانڈھی or گُوَانڈھی • (transliteration needed or gūānḍhī) m (feminine گوانڈھݨ, Gurmukhi spelling ਗਵਾਂਢੀ or ਗੁਆਂਢੀ)

1. neighbour

   Synonyms: پَڑوسی (paṛosī), ہَمْسایَہ (hamsāyah)

Declension

Declension of گوانڈھی
dir. sg.	گَوانڈھ
dir. pl.	گَوانڈھ
	singular	plural
direct	گَوانڈھ	گَوانڈھ
oblique	گَوانڈھ	گَوانڈھاں
vocative	گَوانڈھا	گَوانڈھو
ablative	گَوانڈھوں	—
locative	گَوانڈھے	گَوانڈھِیں
instrumental	گَوانڈھے	گَوانڈھِیں

References

• “ਗੁਆਂਢੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “گوانڈھی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “grāmārdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press