گدڑ

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤 (*gidda, “jackal”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), with further etymology unknown. This Prakrit root is probably one of a family of roots referring to scavenging animals, such as Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛdhra, “vulture”).

Noun

گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ)

1. jackal

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤 (*gidda, “jackal”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), with further etymology unknown. This Prakrit root is probably one of a family of roots referring to scavenging animals, such as Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛdhra, “vulture”). Compare Sindhi گِدَڙُ (gidaṛu) and Urdu گِیدَڑ (gīdaṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɡɪd̪.d̪əɽᵊ/

Noun

گِدَّڑ • (giddaṛ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਗਿੱਦੜ)

1. jackal
2. (figuratively) a coward; chicken

Declension

Declension of گدڑ

	singular	plural
direct	گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ)	گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ)
oblique	گِدَّڑ (giddaṛ)	گِدَّڑاں (giddaṛāṉ)
vocative	گِدَّڑا (giddaṛā)	گِدَّڑو (giddaṛo)
ablative	گِدَّڑوں (giddaṛoṉ)	—
locative	گِدَّڑے (giddaṛe)	گِدَّڑِیں (giddaṛīṉ)
instrumental	گِدَّڑوں (giddaṛoṉ)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “گِدّڑ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
• “ਗਿੱਦੜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gidda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 222