وڈا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra, “big”), from वृद्ध (vṛddha). Compare Urdu بَڑا / Hindi बड़ा (baṛā). Doublet of بَڑا (baṛā)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʋəɖː.äː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Adjective
وَڈّا • (vaḍḍā) (feminine وڈّی, Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਡਾ)
- big, large, tall
- old, older
- renown
Declension
| Declension of وڈا | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | وَڈّا (vaḍḍā) | وَڈّے (vaḍḍe) | وَڈّی (vaḍḍī) | وَڈِّیْاں (vaḍḍīyāṉ) | |
| oblique | وَڈّے (vaḍḍe) | وَڈِّیاں (vaḍḍiyāṉ) | وَڈّی (vaḍḍī) | وَڈِّیْاں (vaḍḍīyāṉ) | |
Noun
وَڈّا • (vaḍḍā) m (feminine وڈّی, Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਡਾ)
- 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 (vaḍḍiyo) |
| ablative | وَڈِّیوں (vaḍḍiyoṉ) | وَڈِّیاں (vaḍḍiyāṉ) |
| locative | وَڈّے (vaḍḍe) | — |
| instrumental | وَڈّے (vaḍḍe) | — |
References
- “وڈّا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2022
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2021), “وڈّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz