گھوڑا

Punjabi

گھوڑا

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt- (“horse”).

Cognate with Urdu گھوڑا (ghoṛā) and Sindhi گهوڙو (ghoṛo).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: kṑṛā IPA^(key): /koː˥˩.ɽäː/

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• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: گھو‧ڑا

Noun

گھوڑا • (ghoṛā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਘੋੜਾ)

1. horse

   Synonym: اسپ (asp)

2. (chess) knight

Declension

Declension of گھوڑا
dir. sg.	گھوڑا (ghoṛā)
dir. pl.	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)
	singular	plural
direct	گھوڑا (ghoṛā)	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)
oblique	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)	گھوڑیاں (ghoṛeyāṉ)
vocative	گھوڑیا (ghoṛeyā)	گھوڑیو (ghoṛeyo)
ablative	گھوڑیوں (ghoṛeyoṉ)	—
locative	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)	—
instrumental	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)	—

Urdu

گھوڑا

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀕 (ghoḍaga), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), likely from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt- (“horse”). Cognate with Punjabi گھوڑا (ghoṛā), Sindhi گهوڙو (ghoṛo), Marathi घोडा (ghoḍā), Gujarati ઘોડો (ghoḍo), Bengali ঘোড়া (ghōṛa) and Odia ଘୋଡ଼ା (ghoṛa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡʱoː.ɽɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

گھوڑا • (ghoṛā) m (Hindi spelling घोड़ा)

1. horse

   Synonyms: اَسْپ (asp), اَشْو (aśv), تُرَن٘گ (turaṅg)

2. (chess) knight

   Synonym: اَسْپ (asp)

Declension

Declension of گھوڑا
	singular	plural
direct	گھوڑا (ghoṛā)	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)
oblique	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)	گھوڑوں (ghoṛõ)
vocative	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)	گھوڑو (ghoṛo)

Derived terms

• گھوڑا گاڑی (ghoṛā-gāṛī, “horse-wagon”)
• گھوڑا بَچ (ghoṛā-bac, “Acorus Calamus”)

See also

Chess pieces in Urdu · مہرے کے شطرنج (śatranj ke muhre) (layout · text)
بَادْشَاہ (bādśāh)	وَزِیر (vazīr)	رُخ (rux)	فِیلَہ (fīla)	گھوڑا (ghoṛā)	پِیَادَہ (piyāda)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “گهوڙا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• “گھوڑا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.