ਡਾਢਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दार्ढ्य (dārḍhya). Cognate to Saraiki ݙاڈھا (ḏāḍhā). Doublet of ਡਾਢ (ḍāḍh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɖä˩˥.ɖːäː]

Adjective

ਡਾਢਾ • (ḍāḍḍhā) (Shahmukhi spelling ڈاڈھا)

  1. severe, gravely
  2. strict, impertinent
  3. oppressive
  4. strong, powerful

Declension

Declension of ਡਾਢਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਡਾੱਢਾ (ḍāḍḍhā) ਡਾੱਢੇ (ḍāḍḍhe) ਡਾੱਢੀ (ḍāḍḍhī) ਡਾੱਢੀਆਂ (ḍāḍḍhīā̃)
oblique ਡਾੱਢੇ (ḍāḍḍhe) ਡਾੱਢਿਆਂ (ḍāḍḍhiā̃) ਡਾੱਢੀ (ḍāḍḍhī) ਡਾੱਢੀਆਂ (ḍāḍḍhīā̃)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dā́rḍhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 361
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਡਾਢਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.