ਹੱਡੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀟𑁆𑀟 (haḍḍa) (see there for more) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), or directly borrowed from Sanskrit हड्ड (haḍḍa). By surface analysis, ਹੱਡਾ (haḍḍā) +‎ -ਈ (). Cognate with Hindi हड्डी (haḍḍī).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɦə.ɖːiː/
    • Rhymes: -ɖːiː, -iː
    • Hyphenation: ਹੱ‧ਡੀ

    Noun

    ਹੱਡੀ • (haḍḍīf (Shahmukhi spelling ہَڈّی)

    1. bone

    Declension

    Declension of ਹੱਡੀ
    singular plural
    direct ਹੱਡੀ (haḍḍī) ਹੱਡੀਆਂ (haḍḍīā̃)
    oblique ਹੱਡੀ (haḍḍī) ਹੱਡੀਆਂ (haḍḍīā̃)
    vocative ਹੱਡੀਏ (haḍḍīē) ਹੱਡੀਓ (haḍḍīo)
    ablative
    locative
    instrumental

    Descendants

    • Baluchi: ہَڈّ (haďď)

    References

    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਹੱਡੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.