áaḍu

Palula

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit अ॒र्ध (ardhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁érdʰ-o-s, from *h₁erdʰe + *-os.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /áaɖu/

    Adjective

    áaḍu (feminine éeḍi, Perso-Arabic spelling آڈوۡ)

    1. half; the half
    2. half of, some of (e.g. a group of people)

    Derived terms

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “áaḍu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ardhá²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 29