گدھ

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (giddha), from Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛ́dhra). Compare Gujarati ગીધ (gīdh), ગીધડું (gīdhḍũ), Marathi गिधाड (gidhāḍ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡɪd̪d̪ʱ/

Noun

گِدّھ • (giddh) m (Hindi spelling गिद्ध)

vulture

Declension

Declension of گدھ
	singular	plural
direct	گِدّھ‎ (giddh)	گِدّھ‎ (giddh)
oblique	گِدّھ‎ (giddh)	گِدّھوں‎ (giddhō̃)
vocative	گِدّھ‎ (giddh)	گِدّھو‎ (giddhō)

References

Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “گدهـ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gŕ̊dhra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press