ਪਜਾਰ
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *पज्जाआर (pajjāāra), from Sanskrit *पद्याकार (padyākāra), from पद्य (pádya, “relating to a foot”) + आकार (ākāra, “form; shape”).[1]
Noun
ਪਜਾਰ • (pajār) m
- shoe
Declension
| Declension of ਪਜਾਰ | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | ਪਜਾਰ (pajār) | |
| dir. pl. | ਪਜਾਰ (pajār) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ਪਜਾਰ (pajār) | ਪਜਾਰ (pajār) |
| oblique | ਪਜਾਰ (pajār) | ਪਜਾਰਾਂ (pajārā̃) |
| vocative | ਪਜਾਰਾ (pajārā) | ਪਜਾਰੋ (pajāro) |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pajār”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 439
Further reading
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਪਜਾਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 847.