کھڈونا

Punjabi

Etymology

From کھیڈݨا (kheḍṇā, “to play”). Compare Urdu کِھلَونا (khilaunā) / Hindi खिलौना (khilaunā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi, India) IPA^(key): /kʰɪ.ɖɔː.ɳäː/
(Pakistan, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kʰə.ɖoː.ɳäː/
Rhymes: -äː

Noun

کِھڈَوݨا • (khiḍauṇā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਖਿਡੌਣਾ)

toy

Declension

Declension of **کھڈونا**
	singular	plural
direct	کِھڈَوݨا (khiḍauṇā)	کِھڈَوݨے (khiḍauṇe)
oblique	کِھڈَوݨے (khiḍauṇe)	کِھڈَوݨیْاں (khiḍauṇiyāṉ)
vocative	کِھڈَوݨیْا (khiḍauṇiyā)	کِھڈَوݨیو (khiḍauṇeyo)
ablative	کِھڈَوݨیوں (khiḍauṇeyoṉ)	کِھڈَوݨیْاں (khiḍauṇiyāṉ)
locative	–	کِھڈَوݨِیں (khiḍauṇīṉ)
instrumental	کِھڈَوݨے (khiḍauṇe)	–

References

“کھڈونا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کھِڈَونا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz