ਭਾਲੂ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भल्लूक (bhallūka).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਭਾਲੂ • (bhālūm (Shahmukhi spelling بھالو)

  1. bear
    Synonym: ਰਿੱਛ (riccha)

Declension

Declension of ਭਾਲੂ
singular plural
direct ਭਾਲੂ (bhālū) ਭਾਲੂ (bhālū)
oblique ਭਾਲੂ (bhālū) ਭਾਲੂਆਂ (bhālūā̃)
vocative ਭਾਲੂਆ (bhālūā) ਭਾਲੂਓ (bhālūo)
ablative ਭਾਲੂਓਂ (bhālūõ)
locative ਭਾਲੂਏ (bhālūē)
instrumental ਭਾਲੂਈਂ (bhālūī̃) ਭਾਲੂਏ (bhālūē)

Further reading

  • ਭਾਲੂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਭਾਲੂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.