گھوڑا

Punjabi
گھوڑا

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit گھوٹکہ (ghoṭaka), from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt- (“horse”).

Cognate with Urdu گھوڑا‎ (ghoṛā) and Sindhi گهوڙو‎ (ghoṛo).

Noun

گھوڑا • (ghoṛā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਘੋੜਾ)

  1. horse
    Synonym: اسپ‎ (asp)
  2. (chess) knight

Urdu
گھوڑا

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit گھوٹکہ (ghoṭaka), from Proto-Dravidian *kHutt- (“horse”).

Cognate with Punjabi گھوڑا‎ (ghoṛā) and Sindhi گهوڙو‎ (ghoṛo).

Pronunciation

Noun

گھوڑا • (ghoṛā) m (Hindi spelling घोड़ा)

  1. horse
    Synonym: اسپ‎ (asp)
  2. (chess) knight

Declension
Declension of گھوڑا
singular plural
direct گھوڑا‎ (ghoṛā) گھوڑے‎ (ghoṛe)
oblique گھوڑے‎ (ghoṛe) گھوڑوں‎ (ghoṛõ)
vocative گھوڑے‎ (ghoṛe) گھوڑو‎ (ghoṛo)

Derived terms
  • گھوڑا گاڑی‎ (ghoṛā-gāṛī, “horse-wagon”)
  • گھوڑا بَچ‎ (ghoṛā-bac, “Acorus Calamus”)

References
  • “گھوڑا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
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