ਡਾਕਟਰ

Punjabi

Etymology

From English doctor.

Noun

ਡਾਕਟਰ • (ḍākṭar) m (Shahmukhi spelling ڈاکٹر‎)

  1. doctor (one who practises diagnosis of disease and prescribes medicine)
    ਜੇ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਸਹਿਤ ਖ਼ਰਾਬ ਰਹੀ, ਆਪਣੇ ਡਾਕਟਰ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲ.
    je kalh nū̃ vī sahit kḥrāb rhī, āpṇe ḍākṭar nū̃ mil.
    If you still feel unwell tomorrow, see your doctor.
    Synonym: ਹਕੀਮ (hakīm)

References
  • “ਡਾਕਟਰ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2019
  • Singh, Maya (1895), “ਡਾਕਟਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons
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