Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit कट (kaṭa). Cognate to Hindustani कड़ा (kaṛā) / کَڑا (kaṛā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਕੜਾ (kaṛām (Shahmukhi spelling کڑا)

  1. bracelet
  2. (Sikhism) kara

Declension

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Declension of ਕੜਾ
dir. sg. ਕੜਾ (kaṛā)
dir. pl. ਕੜੇ (kaṛe)
singular plural
direct ਕੜਾ (kaṛā) ਕੜੇ (kaṛe)
oblique ਕੜੇ (kaṛe) ਕੜਿਆਂ (kaṛiā̃)
vocative ਕੜਿਆ (kaṛiā) ਕੜਿਓ (kaṛio)
ablative ਕੜਿਓਂ (kaṛiõ)
locative ਕੜੇ (kaṛe)
instrumental ਕੜੇ (kaṛe)

References

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  • ਕੜਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੜਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 131