کڑی

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀓𑀼𑀟 (*kuḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).

    Noun

    کُڑی (kuṛīf

    1. girl

    Punjabi

    Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀓𑀼𑀟 (*kuḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /kʊ.ɽiː/
      • Audio (India):(file)
      • Rhymes: -iː

      Noun

      کُڑی • (kuṛīf (male equivalent کُڑا, Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁੜੀ)

      1. girl
        Synonyms: بالْڑی (bālṛī), چھوہَر (chohar)
      2. (by extension) virgin; bride

      Declension

      Declension of کڑی
      singular plural
      direct کُڑی (kuṛī) کُڑِیاں (kuṛīyāṉ)
      oblique کُڑی (kuṛī) کُڑِیاں (kuṛīyāṉ)
      vocative کُڑئِیے (kuṛ'iye) کُڑِیو (kuṛīv)
      ablative کُڑِیوں (kuṛīvṉ)
      locative کُڑے (kuṛe) کُڑِیں (kuṛīṉ)
      instrumental

      Further reading

      • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “کُڑی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
      • ਕੁੜੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
      • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kuḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 167