گھوڑا

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀬 (ghoḍaya), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), possibly from Proto-Dravidian *kut-ir-ay (horse), from *kuti (to jump), from *kut + *i.

    Cognate with Urdu گھوڑا (ghoṛā), Punjabi گھوڑا (ghoṛā) and Sindhi گهوڙو (ghoṛo).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /koː˥˩.ɽäː/

    Noun

    گھوڑا (ghoṛā)

    1. horse
    2. (chess) knight

    Punjabi

    Etymology

      Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀬 (ghoḍaya), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), possibly from Proto-Dravidian *kut-ir-ay (horse), from *kuti (to jump), from *kut + *i.

      Cognate with Urdu گھوڑا (ghoṛā) and Sindhi گهوڙو (ghoṛo). Possible doublet of کھوتا (khotā).

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: kṑṛā IPA(key): /koː˥˩.ɽäː/
      • Audio (India):(file)
      • Rhymes: -äː
      • Hyphenation: گھو‧ڑا

      Noun

      گھوڑا • (ghoṛām (Gurmukhi spelling ਘੋੜਾ)

      1. horse
        Synonym: اسپ (asp)
      2. (chess) knight

      Declension

      Declension of گھوڑا
      singular plural
      direct گھوڑا (ghoṛā) گھوڑے (ghoṛe)
      oblique گھوڑے (ghoṛe) گھوڑیاں (ghoṛeyāṉ)
      vocative گھوڑیا (ghoṛeyā) گھوڑیو (ghoṛeyo)
      ablative گھوڑیوں (ghoṛeyoṉ)
      locative گھوڑے (ghoṛe) گھوڑِیں (ghoṛīṉ)
      instrumental گھوڑے (ghoṛe) گھوڑِیں (ghoṛīṉ)

      See also

      Chess pieces in Punjabi · شَطْرَن٘ج دے مُہرے (śat̤raṉj de muhre) (layout · text)
      راجا (rājā)
      بادْشاہ (bādśāh)
      وَزِیر (vazīr)
      راݨی (rāṇī)
      ہاتھی (hāthī)
      رُخ (rux)
      فِیلا (fīlā)
      فَرْضی (farẓī)
      گھوڑا (ghoṛā) پیادَہ (peyādah)

      Urdu

      Etymology

        Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀬 (ghoḍaya), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), possibly from Proto-Dravidian *kut-ir-ay (horse), from *kuti (to jump), from *kut + *i. Cognate with Punjabi گھوڑا (ghoṛā), Sindhi گهوڙو (ghoṛo), Marathi घोडा (ghoḍā),

        Gujarati ઘોડો (ghoḍo), Bengali ঘোড়া (ghōṛa) and Odia ଘୋଡ଼ା (ghoṛā).

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        گھوڑا • (ghoṛām (female equivalent گھوڑی (ghoṛī), Hindi spelling घोड़ा)

        1. horse
          Synonyms: اَسْپ (asp), اَشْو (aśv), تُرَن٘گ (turaṅg)
        2. (chess) knight
          Synonym: اَسْپ (asp)

        Declension

        Declension of گھوڑا
        singular plural
        direct گھوڑا (ghoṛā) گھوڑے (ghoṛe)
        oblique گھوڑے (ghoṛe) گھوڑوں (ghoṛõ)
        vocative گھوڑے (ghoṛe) گھوڑو (ghoṛo)

        Derived terms

        • گھوڑا گاڑی (ghoṛā gāṛī, horse-wagon)
        • گھوڑا بَچ (ghoṛā bac, Acorus calamus)

        See also

        Chess pieces in Urdu · مہرے کے شطرنج (śatranj ke muhre) (layout · text)
        بَادْشَاہ (bādśāh) وَزِیر (vazīr) رُخ (rux) فِیلَہ (fīla) گھوڑا (ghoṛā) پِیَادَہ (piyāda)

        References

        • Platts, John T. (1884), “گهوڙا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
        • گھوڑا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.