مدھ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya). Doublet of منجھ (manjh) and ماجھ (mājh).

Noun

مدھ • (maddha) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੱਧ)

1. middle, centre
2. half

Derived terms

• بھو-مدھ ریکھا m (bhū maddha rekhā, “Equator”)
• مدھ کال m (maddha kāl, “Middle Ages”)
• مدھ پردیش m (maddha pradeś, “Madhya Pradesh”)

Adverb

مدھ • (maddha)

1. in the middle
2. in between
3. inside

Further reading

• “مدھ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024