ਬੱਕਰੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit बर्कर (barkara). Cognate with Romani bakro and Sindhi ٻَڪِرِي (ḇakirī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /bək̚.kɾiː/, [ˈbək̚.kɾi(ː)~ˈbək̚.kə̆.ɾi(ː)]

Noun

ਬੱਕਰੀ • (bakkarī) f (male equivalent ਬੱਕਰਾ, Shahmukhi spelling بَکّری)

1. goat; she-goat

   Coordinate term: ਛੇਲ (chel, “young male goat”)

Declension

Declension of ਬੱਕਰੀ

	singular	plural
direct	ਬੱਕਰੀ (bakkarī)	ਬੱਕਰੀਆਂ (bakkarīā̃)
oblique	ਬੱਕਰੀ (bakkarī)	ਬੱਕਰੀਆਂ (bakkarīā̃)
vocative	ਬੱਕਰੀਏ (bakkarīē)	ਬੱਕਰੀਓ (bakkarīo)
ablative	—	—
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਬਕਰੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 83.
• “ਬੱਕਰੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026