ਗੱਡੀ
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gaḍḍa), 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (gaḍḍī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɡəɖ.ɖiː/
Audio (India): (file) - Rhymes: -ɖːiː, -iː
- Hyphenation: ਗੱ‧ਡੀ
Noun
ਗੱਡੀ • (gaḍḍī) f (Shahmukhi spelling گڈّی)
- cart, carriage, coach
- car, automobile
- Synonym: ਕਾਰ (kār)
- train
- Synonym: ਰੇਲ ਗੱਡੀ (rel gaḍḍī)
- any vehicle
- Synonyms: ਸਵਾਰੀ (savārī), ਵਾਹਨ (vāhan)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਗੱਡੀ (gaḍḍī) | ਗੱਡੀਆਂ (gaḍḍīā̃) |
| oblique | ਗੱਡੀ (gaḍḍī) | ਗੱਡੀਆਂ (gaḍḍīā̃) |
| vocative | ਗੱਡੀਏ (gaḍḍīē) | ਗੱਡੀਓ (gaḍḍīo) |
| ablative | — | — |
| locative | — | — |
| instrumental | — | — |
Derived terms
- ਗੱਡੀਵਾਨ m (gaḍḍīvān, “coachman”)
- ਬੈਲ ਗੱਡੀ f (bail gaḍḍī, “bullock cart”)
Related terms
- ਗੱਡਾ m (gaḍḍā, “bullock cart”)
Further reading
- “ਗੱਡੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026