ਆਂਦਰ
Punjabi
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ä̃ːn.d̪əɾə̆/, (plural) [ˈä̃ːnd̪.ɾä̃ː~ˈä̃ːn.d̪ə̆.ɾä̃ː]
- (in the plural) (colloquial, Canada) IPA(key): [ˈɐ̃ˑn.d̪ɾə̃]
- Rhymes: -əɾ
Noun
ਆਂਦਰ • (āndar) f (Shahmukhi spelling آندر)
- (usually in the plural) intestine, entrails
- (figuratively, women's speech) a mother's attachment
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਆਂਦਰ (āndar) | ਆਂਦਰਾਂ (āndarā̃) |
| oblique | ਆਂਦਰ (āndar) | ਆਂਦਰਾਂ (āndarā̃) |
| vocative | ਆਂਦਰੇ (āndare) | ਆਂਦਰੋ (āndaro) |
| ablative | ਆਂਦਰੋਂ (āndarõ) | ਆਂਦਰਿਆੰ (āndariā̃) |
| locative | ਆਂਦਰੇ (āndare) | ਆਂਦਰੀਂ (āndarī̃) |
| instrumental | ਆਂਦਰੇ (āndare) | ਆਂਦਰੀਂ (āndarī̃) |
- Colloquially, -VC stems (especially -ar nouns like pattar, mittar) often undergo stem-final vowel syncope before vowel-initial suffixes. The oblique plural is thus commonly [C]ā̃ (e.g., pattrā̃, mittrā̃) instead of *[VC]ā̃ (e.g., *pattarā̃, *mittarā̃).
Derived terms
- ਨਿੱਕੀ ਆਂਦਰ f (nikkī āndar, “small intestine”)
- ਵੱਡੀ ਆਂਦਰ f (vaḍḍī āndar, “large intestine”)
Further reading
- “ਆਂਦਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025