بڈھا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha /⁠vuḍḍha⁠/).

Noun

بُڈّھا • (buḍḍhā) m (feminine بُڈّھی‎, Gurmukhi spelling ਬੁੱਢਾ)

  1. old man, geezer
  2. (by extension) [one's] dad

Declension
Declension of بڈھا‎
dir. sg. بُڈّھا‎ (buḍḍhā)
dir. pl. بُڈّھے‎ (buḍḍhe)
singular plural
direct بُڈّھا‎ (buḍḍhā) بُڈّھے‎ (buḍḍhe)
oblique بُڈّھے‎ (buḍḍhe) بُڈّھِیاں‎
vocative بُڈّھِیا‎ بُڈّھِیو‎ (buḍḍhiyo)
ablative بُڈّھِیوں‎ (buḍḍhiyoṉ) —
locative بُڈّھے‎ (buḍḍhe) —
instrumental بُڈّھے‎ (buḍḍhe) —

Adjective

بُڈّھا • (buḍḍhā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੁੱਢਾ)

  1. old-aged
  2. weak, feeble
  3. old (item)

Declension
Declension of بڈھا‎
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct بُڈّھا‎ (buḍḍhā) بُڈّھے‎ (buḍḍhe) بُڈّھی‎ (buḍḍhī) بُڈّھِیْاں‎
oblique بُڈّھے‎ (buḍḍhe) بُڈّھِیاں‎ بُڈّھی‎ (buḍḍhī) بُڈّھِیْاں‎

Further reading
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “بُڈھّا‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “ਬੁੱਢਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “buḍḍha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 524
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