ਹੁੰਦਾ
Punjabi
Etymology
Likely inherited from Sanskrit भवन्तम् (bhavantam, “present, being, existing”). By surface analysis, ਹੋ (ho) + -ਦਾ (-dā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): [ˈɦʊ̃n.d̪äː]
- (colloquial, Canada) IPA(key): [ˈɦoːn.d̪ɐˑ]
Verb
ਹੁੰਦਾ • (hundā)
- inflection of ਹੋਣਾ (hoṇā, “to be”):
- masculine singular habitual participle
- masculine singular contrafactual
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਹੁੰਦਾ (hundā) | ਹੁੰਦੇ (hunde) | ਹੁੰਦੀ (hundī) | ਹੁੰਦਿਆਂ (hundiā̃) | |
| oblique | ਹੁੰਦੇ (hunde) | ? | ? | ? | |
References
- “ਹੁੰਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026