ਵਾਲ਼ਾ
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Punjabi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ਵਾਲਾ (vālā) (nuqtaless)
Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit पाल (pāla), related to Hindi -वाला (-vālā).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʋäː.ɭäː/
Particle
[edit]ਵਾਲ਼ਾ • (vālā)
- of, belonging to, pertaining to (forms relational adjectives or nouns)
- (highly productive, agentive suffix) one who does; -er (forms agent nouns from verbs)
- ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲ਼ਾ
- karan vāḷā
- doer
- (literally, “the one who does”)
- possesses a feature (of a noun)
- ਨੀਲੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਵਾਲ਼ਾ ਕੁੱਤਾ।
- nīlīā̃ akkhā̃ vāḷā kuttā.
- Blue eyed dog.
Usage notes
[edit]- Attaches to the oblique infinitive of verbs (ਕਰਨ → ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲ਼ਾ) or nouns (ਦਿੱਲੀ → ਦਿੱਲੀ ਵਾਲ਼ਾ).
- The particle declines differently from adjectives, see below: