گوڈا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *गोड्ड (*goḍḍa). Cognate with Saraiki ڳوݙا (g̈oḏā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɡoː.ɖäː/, [ɡoːɖˑäː]
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  • Rhymes: -äː
  • Hyphenation: گو‧ڈا

Noun

گوڈا • (goḍām (Gurmukhi spelling ਗੋਡਾ)

  1. (anatomy) knee

Declension

Declension of گوڈا
singular plural
direct گوڈا (goḍā) گوڈے (goḍe)
oblique گوڈے (goḍe) گوڈیاں (goḍeyāṉ)
vocative گوڈیا (goḍeyā) گوڈیو (goḍeyo)
ablative گوڈیوں (goḍeyoṉ)
locative گوڈے (goḍe) گوڈِیں (goḍīṉ)
instrumental گوڈے (goḍe) گوڈِیں (goḍīṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “گوڈا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • ਗੋਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gōḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 229