ਮੰਦੇਰਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मंदतर (maṃdatara, “very slow”). Can be analyzed as ਮੰਦਾ (mandā) + -ਏਰਾ (-ērā).
Adjective
ਮੰਦੇਰਾ • (manderā)
- worse, very bad, poor
- Synonyms: ਘਟੀਆ (ghaṭīā), ਮਾੜਾ (māṛā)
- Antonym: ਚੰਗੇਰਾ (caṅgerā)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਚਗੇਰਾ (cagerā) | ਚਗੇਰੇ (cagere) | ਚਗੇਰੀ (cagerī) | ਚਗੇਰੀਆਂ (cagerīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਚਗੇਰੇ (cagere) | ਚਗੇਰਿਆਂ (cageriā̃) | ਚਗੇਰੀ (cagerī) | ਚਗੇਰੀਆਂ (cagerīā̃) | |
Noun
ਮੰਦੇਰਾ • (manderā) m
- scarcity, want, cheapness
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mandatara-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 536