ڈھیر

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera)
Punjabi ڈھیر

    Inherited from Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ڈھیر • (ḍher) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੇਰ)

    1. heap, pile, stack, rick, dump

    Derived terms

    • ڈھیری f (ḍherī, “portion”)

    Adjective

    ڈھیر • (ḍher) (Gurmukhi spelling ਢੇਰ)

    1. (Jhangli, Shahpuri) more, much

    Descendants

    • → Pashto: ډير

    Further reading

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

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera)
    Urdu ڈھیر

      Inherited from Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera). Compare Punjabi ڈھیر (ḍher, “pile”), Gujarati ઢેર (ḍher, “pile”), Marathi ढेर (ḍher, “pile”), Bengali ঢেরি (ḍheri, “heap, pile”).

      Noun

      ڈھیر • (ḍher) m (Hindi spelling ढेर)

      1. heap

      Ushojo

      Etymology

      From Shina ڈیر (ḍer).

      Noun

      ڈھیر (ḍher)

      1. stomach, belly
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