ਡੂੰਘਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
From Sanskrit गूढ (gūḍha) by metathesis and related to ਗੂੜ੍ਹਾ (gūṛhā), or from Sanskrit दीर्घ (dīrgha) and Doublet of ਦੀਰਘ (dīragh), a learned borrowing. Cognate with Belarusian доўгі (dówhi, “long”, adjective). Related to
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɖuːŋ˥.ɡäː/, [ˈɖũːŋ˥.ɡäː]
Adjective
ਡੂੰਘਾ • (ḍūṅghā)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਡੂੰਘਾ (ḍūṅghā) | ਡੂੰਘੇ (ḍūṅghe) | ਡੂੰਘੀ (ḍūṅghī) | ਡੂੰਘੀਆਂ (ḍūṅghīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਡੂੰਘੇ (ḍūṅghe) | ਡੂੰਘਿਆਂ (ḍūṅghiā̃) | ਡੂੰਘੀ (ḍūṅghī) | ਡੂੰਘੀਆਂ (ḍūṅghīā̃) | |
Related terms
- ਡੁੰਘੇਰਾ (ḍuṅgherā, “deeper”, adjective)
- ਡੁੰਘਾਈ f (ḍuṅghāī, “depth”)
Further reading
- “ਡੂੰਘਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਡੂੰਘਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gūḍhá¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 226