ਤਿਰਛਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit तिरश्च (tiraśca).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /t̪ɪɾ.t͡ʃʰäː/, [t̪ɪɾ(ə̆).t͡ʃʰä~t̪ɪɾ(ə̆).ɕä]
- Rhymes: -äː
- Hyphenation: ਤਿਰ‧ਛਾ
Adjective
ਤਿਰਛਾ • (tirchā) (Shahmukhi spelling تِرچھَا)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਤਿਰਛਾ (tirchā) | ਤਿਰਛੇ (tirche) | ਤਿਰਛੀ (tirchī) | ਤਿਰਛੀਆਂ (tirchīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਤਿਰਛੇ (tirche) | ਤਿਰਛਿਆਂ (tirchiā̃) | ਤਿਰਛੀ (tirchī) | ਤਿਰਛੀਆਂ (tirchīā̃) | |
Derived terms
- ਤਿਰਛਾ ਵੇਖਣਾ (tirchā vekhṇā, “to squint”), ਤਿਰਛਾ ਦੇਖਣਾ (tirchā dekhṇā)
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਤਿਰਛਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tiraścá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 331