وڈا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra, “big”), from वृद्ध (vṛddha). Compare Urdu بَڑا‎ (baṛā) / Hindi बड़ा (baṛā). Doublet of بَڑا‎ (baṛā)

Pronunciation

Adjective

وَڈّا • (vaḍḍā) (feminine وڈّی‎, Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਡਾ)

  1. big, large, tall
  2. old, older
  3. renown

Declension
Declension of وڈا‎
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct وَڈّا‎ (vaḍḍā) وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe) وَڈّی‎ (vaḍḍī) وَڈِّیْاں‎ (vaḍḍiiyāṉ)
oblique وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe) وَڈِّیاں‎ (vaḍḍiyāṉ) وَڈّی‎ (vaḍḍī) وَڈِّیْاں‎ (vaḍḍiiyāṉ)

Noun

وَڈّا • (vaḍḍā) m (feminine وڈّی‎, Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਡਾ)

  1. adult, grown up

Declension
Declension of وڈا‎
dir. sg. وَڈّا‎ (vaḍḍā)
dir. pl. وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe)
singular plural
direct وَڈّا‎ (vaḍḍā) وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe)
oblique وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe) وَڈِّیاں‎ (vaḍḍiyāṉ)
vocative وَڈِّیا‎ (vaḍḍiyā) وَڈِّیو‎ (vaḍḍiīv)
ablative وَڈِّیوں‎ (vaḍḍiīvṉ) —
locative وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe) —
instrumental وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe) —

References
  • “وڈّا‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “وڈّا‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
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