ਚੰਗੇਰਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਚੰਗੇਰਾ (caṅgerā, “very good”), from Sanskrit *चंगतर (*caṃgatara). Can be analyzed as ਚੰਗਾ (caṅgā) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā).
Adjective
ਚੰਗੇਰਾ • (caṅgerā)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਚਗੇਰਾ (cagerā) | ਚਗੇਰੇ (cagere) | ਚਗੇਰੀ (cagerī) | ਚਗੇਰੀਆਂ (cagerīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਚਗੇਰੇ (cagere) | ਚਗੇਰਿਆਂ (cageriā̃) | ਚਗੇਰੀ (cagerī) | ਚਗੇਰੀਆਂ (cagerīā̃) | |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “caṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 247