ਬੱਦਲ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala), from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala). Cognate with Hindi बादल (bādal)

Pronunciation

Noun

ਬੱਦਲ਼ • (baddaḷm (Shahmukhi spelling بَدَّࣇ)

  1. cloud

Declension

Declension of ਬੱਦਲ਼
singular plural
direct ਬੱਦਲ਼ (baddaḷ) ਬੱਦਲ਼ (baddaḷ)
oblique ਬੱਦਲ਼ (baddaḷ) ਬੱਦਲ਼ਾਂ (baddaḷā̃)
vocative ਬੱਦਲ਼ਾ (baddaḷā) ਬੱਦਲ਼ੋ (baddaḷo)
ablative ਬੱਦਲ਼ੋਂ (baddaḷõ)
locative ਬੱਦਲ਼ੇ (baddaḷe) ਬੱਦਲ਼ੀਂ (baddaḷī̃)
instrumental ਬੱਦਲ਼ੇ (baddaḷe) ਬੱਦਲ਼ੀਂ (baddaḷī̃)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “بدّل”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • ਬੱਦਲ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vārdala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 674