ਗੁਆਂਢ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

ਗਵਾਂਢ (gavāṇḍh)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)gróm-o-s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas

Proto-Indo-Aryan *grā́mas

Sanskrit ग्राम॑ (grā́ma)

Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe

Proto-Indo-European *h₁erdʰe

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₁érdʰ-o-s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰas

Sanskrit अर्ध॑ (árdha)

Sanskrit *ग्रामार्ध (*grāmārdha)

Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀥 (gāmaddha)

Punjabi ਗੁਆਂਢ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀥 (gāmaddha), from Sanskrit *ग्रामार्ध (*grāmārdha, “vicinity of a villager”), from ग्राम॑ (grā́ma, “village”) + अर्ध॑ (árdha, “half”).

Noun

ਗੁਆਂਢ • (guāṇḍha) m (Shahmukhi spelling گوانڈھ)

Synonyms

(neighbourhood): ਪੜੋਸ (paṛos)

Derived terms

ਗੁਆਂਢੀ m or f (guāṇḍhī, “neighbour”)

Related terms

ਗਾਉਂ m (gāũ, “village”)

References

“ਗੁਆਂਢ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026