وڈا

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋəɖː.äː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

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)	وَڈّیاں (vaḍḍīyāṉ)
oblique	وَڈّے (vaḍḍe)	وَڈّیْاں (vaḍḍiyāṉ)		وَڈّی (vaḍḍī)	وَڈّیاں (vaḍḍīyāṉ)

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)	وَڈّیاں
vocative	وَڈّیا	وَڈّیو (vaḍḍīv)
ablative	وَڈّیوں (vaḍḍīvṉ)	—
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