ਢੇਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera)
Punjabi ਢੇਰ

    Inherited from Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera).

    Noun

    ਢੇਰ • (ḍher) m (Shahmukhi spelling ڈھیر)

    1. heap, pile, stack, rick, dump, large quantity

    Derived terms

    • ਢੇਰੀ f (ḍherī, “small heap”)

    Adjective

    ਢੇਰ • (ḍher) (Shahmukhi spelling ڈھیر)

    1. (Jhangli, Shahpuri) more, much

    Descendants

    • → Pashto: ډير

    Further reading

    • “ਢੇਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਢੇਰੋ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ḍhēra¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 317
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