ਝੀਵਰੁ
Punjabi
Etymology
From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀻𑀯𑀭 (dhīvara)), from Sanskrit धीवर (dhīvará). Compare Old Marathi 𑘛𑘲𑘪𑘨 (ḍhīvara).
Noun
ਝੀਵਰੁ • (jhīvaru) m
- (Old Punjabi) fisherman
Descendants
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਝਿਊਰ (jhiūra), ਝੀਵਰ (jhīvar)
- Shahmukhi: جھِیور (jhīvr), جھِیوَر (jhīvar)
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 129
- “ਝੀਵਰੁ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “dhīvará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press