بوڑھ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• بوہَڑ (bohaṛ)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟 (vaḍa), from Sanskrit 𑀯𑀝 (vaṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /boː˦ɽᵊ/

Noun

بوڑھ • (boṛh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੋੜ੍ਹ)

1. a banyan tree

Declension

Declension of بوڑھ
dir. sg.	بوڑھ (boṛh)
dir. pl.	بوڑھ (boṛh)
	singular	plural
direct	بوڑھ (boṛh)	بوڑھ (boṛh)
oblique	بوڑھ (boṛh)	بوڑھاں (boṛhāṉ)
vocative	بوڑھا (boṛhā)	بوڑھو (boṛho)
ablative	بوڑھوں (boṛhoṉ)	بوڑھاں (boṛhāṉ)
locative	بوڑھے (boṛhe)	بوڑھِیں (boṛhīṉ)
instrumental	بوڑھوں (boṛhoṉ)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بوڑھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਬੋੜ੍ਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vaṭa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 654