گھوڑا

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit घोट (ghoṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koː˥˩.ɽäː/

Noun

گھوڑا (ghoṛā)

1. horse
2. (chess) knight

Declension

Declension of گھوڑا

	singular	plural
direct	گھوڑا (ghoṛā)	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)
oblique	گھوڑَے (ghoṛai)	گھوڑُیوں (ghoṛuyvṉ)
vocative	گھوڑیْا (ghoṛiyā)	گھوڑیو (ghoṛeyo)
ablative	گھوڑیُوں (ghoṛīūṉ)	-
locative	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)	-
instrumental	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)	-

Punjabi

گھوڑا

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Dravidian *kut

Proto-Dravidian *i

Proto-Dravidian *kuti

Proto-Dravidian *kut-ir-ayder.?

Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka)

Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀬 (ghoḍaya)

Punjabi گھوڑا

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀬 (ghoḍaya), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), possibly from Proto-Dravidian *kut-ir-ay (“horse”), from *kuti (“to jump”), from *kut + *i.

Cognate with Urdu گھوڑا (ghoṛā) and Sindhi گهوڙو (ghoṛo). Possible doublet of کھوتا (khotā).

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

	singular	plural
direct	گھوڑا (ghoṛā)	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)
oblique	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)	گھوڑیاں (ghoṛeyāṉ)
vocative	گھوڑیا (ghoṛeyā)	گھوڑیو (ghoṛeyo)
ablative	گھوڑیوں (ghoṛeyoṉ)	—
locative	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)	گھوڑِیں (ghoṛīṉ)
instrumental	گھوڑے (ghoṛe)	گھوڑِیں (ghoṛīṉ)

See also

Chess pieces in Punjabi · شَطْرَن٘ج دے مُہرے (śat̤raṉj de muhre) (layout · text)
راجا (rājā) بادْشاہ (bādśāh)	وَزِیر (vazīr) راݨی (rāṇī)	ہاتھی (hāthī) رُخ (rux)	فِیلا (fīlā) فَرْضی (farẓī)	گھوڑا (ghoṛā)	پیادَہ (peyādah)

Urdu

گھوڑا

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Dravidian *kut

Proto-Dravidian *i

Proto-Dravidian *kuti

Proto-Dravidian *kut-ir-ayder.?

Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka)

Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀬 (ghoḍaya)

Urdu گھوڑا

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀬 (ghoḍaya), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), possibly from Proto-Dravidian *kut-ir-ay (“horse”), from *kuti (“to jump”), from *kut + *i. Cognate with Punjabi گھوڑا (ghoṛā), Sindhi گهوڙو (ghoṛo), Marathi घोडा (ghoḍā),

Gujarati ઘોડો (ghoḍo), Bengali ঘোড়া (ghōṛa) and Odia ଘୋଡ଼ା (ghoṛā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

گھوڑا • (ghoṛā) m (female equivalent گھوڑی (ghoṛī), 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), شاہ (śāh)	وَزِیر (vazīr), رانی (rānī), مَلِکَہ (malika), فَرْزِین (farzīn)	رُخ (rux), قِلْعَہ (qil'a)	فِیلَہ (fīla), فِیل (fīl), پِیل (pīl)	گھوڑا (ghoṛā), اَسْپ (asp)	پِیَادَہ (piyāda), بَیدَق (baidaq)

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.