ਅੰਦਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਅੰਦਰਿ (andari), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭 (aṃtara), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭 (aṃtara), from Sanskrit अन्तर (ántara)[1] and borrowed from Classical Persian اندر (andar).[2] Doublet of ਅੰਤਰ (antar), a learned borrowing.

Noun

ਅੰਦਰ • (andar) m (Shahmukhi spelling اَنْدَر)

  1. inside, interior
  • ਅੰਦਰਮ m (andaram, “inner lining”)

Adverb

ਅੰਦਰ • (andar) (Shahmukhi spelling اَنْدَر)

  1. inside, within

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ántara¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 17
  2. ^ Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਅੰਦਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 33.

Further reading

  • “ਅੰਦਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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