بڈھا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha /⁠vuḍḍha⁠/).

Noun

بُڈّھا • (búḍḍā) m (feminine بُڈّھی, Gurmukhi spelling ਬੁੱਢਾ)

  1. old man, geezer
  2. (by extension) [one's] dad

Declension

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Declension of بڈھا
dir. sg. بُڈّھا (buḍḍhā)
dir. pl. بُڈّھے (buḍḍhe)
singular plural
direct بُڈّھا (buḍḍhā) بُڈّھے (buḍḍhe)
oblique بُڈّھے (buḍḍhe) بُڈّھیاں (buḍḍheyāṉ)
vocative بُڈّھیا (buḍḍheyā) بُڈّھیو (buḍḍheyo)
ablative بُڈّھیوں (buḍḍheyoṉ) —
locative بُڈّھے (buḍḍhe) —
instrumental بُڈّھے (buḍḍhe) —

Adjective

بُڈّھا • (buḍḍhā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੁੱਢਾ)

  1. old-aged
  2. weak, feeble
  3. old (item)

Declension
Declension of بڈھا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct بُڈّھا (búḍḍā) بُڈّھے (búḍḍe) بُڈّھی (búḍḍī) بُڈّھیاں (búḍḍīyāṉ)
oblique بُڈّھے (búḍḍe) بُڈّھیْاں (búḍḍiyāṉ) بُڈّھی (búḍḍī) بُڈّھیاں (búḍḍīyāṉ)

Further reading
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بُڈھّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਬੁੱਢਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “buḍḍha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 524
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