ਹੁੰਦਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Likely inherited from Sanskrit भवन्तम् (bhavantam, “present, being, existing”). By surface analysis, ਹੋ (ho) +‎ -ਦਾ (-dā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): [ˈɦʊ̃n.d̪äː]
  • (colloquial, Canada) IPA^(key): [ˈɦoːn.d̪ɐˑ]

Verb

ਹੁੰਦਾ • (hundā)

1. inflection of ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā, “to be”):
   1. masculine singular habitual participle
   2. masculine singular contrafactual

Declension

Declension of ਹੁੰਦਾ

	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਹੁੰਦਾ (hundā)	ਹੁੰਦੇ (hunde)		ਹੁੰਦੀ (hundī)	ਹੁੰਦਿਆਂ (hundiā̃)
oblique	ਹੁੰਦੇ (hunde)	?		?	?

References

• “ਹੁੰਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026