جیوندا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀁𑀢 (jīvaṃta), from Sanskrit जीवन्त (jīvantá, “long-lived”). Doublet of جِینْدا (jīndā)

Pronunciation

• (Pakistan) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒĕ.jõːn.d̪äː/
• (Eastern Punjab) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒĕ.jũːn.d̪äː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Adjective

جِیوندا • (jeondā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਜਿਊਂਦਾ)

1. alive; living
2. fresh
3. well

Declension

Declension of جیوندا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	جیْوندا (jeondā)	جیْوندے (jeonde)		جیْوندی (jeondī)	جیْوندیاں (jeondīyāṉ)
oblique	جیْوندے (jeonde)	جیْوندیْاں (jeondiyāṉ)		جیْوندی (jeondī)	جیْوندیاں (jeondīyāṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “جِیوندا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਜਿਉਂਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jīvantá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 289