आड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *अड्ड (aḍḍa), probably from Dravidian.[1] Cognate with Gujarati આડું (āḍũ).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    आड़ा • (āṛā)

    1. crooked, diagonal, slanted
      Synonyms: तिरछा (tirchā), टेढ़ा (ṭeṛhā)

    Declension

    Declension of आड़ा (ā-stem)
    masculine feminine
    singular plural singular plural
    direct आड़ा
    āṛā
    आड़े
    āṛe
    आड़ी
    āṛī
    आड़ी
    āṛī
    oblique आड़े
    āṛe
    आड़े
    āṛe
    आड़ी
    āṛī
    आड़ी
    āṛī
    vocative आड़े
    āṛe
    आड़े
    āṛe
    आड़ी
    āṛī
    आड़ी
    āṛī

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*aḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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