ਪੌੜੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

ਪੌੜ (pauṛ) +‎ -ਈ (-ī)

Noun

ਪੌੜੀ • (pauṛī) f (Shahmukhi spelling پَوڑی)

1. ladder
2. rung, stairstep
3. (usually in the plural) stairs, staircase
4. Alternative form of ਪਉੜੀ (pauṛī, “stanza”)

Synonyms

• (ladder, stairs): ਸੀੜ੍ਹੀ (sīṛhī)

Further reading

• “ਪੌੜੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਪੌਡ਼ੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.