Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit गदा (gadā).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡə.d̪ɑː/, [ɡɐ.d̪äː]

Noun edit

गदा (gadāf

  1. mace, club
    Synonym: मुगदर (mugdar)

Declension edit

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Sanskrit edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *gadā (mace). Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬜𐬁 (gaδā) and Middle Persian gt' (gad).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

गदा (gadā) stemf

  1. a mace, club or a bludgeon

Declension edit

Feminine ā-stem declension of गदा
Nom. sg. गदा (gadā)
Gen. sg. गदायाः (gadāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गदा (gadā) गदे (gade) गदाः (gadāḥ)
Vocative गदे (gade) गदे (gade) गदाः (gadāḥ)
Accusative गदाम् (gadām) गदे (gade) गदाः (gadāḥ)
Instrumental गदया (gadayā) गदाभ्याम् (gadābhyām) गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ)
Dative गदायै (gadāyai) गदाभ्याम् (gadābhyām) गदाभ्यः (gadābhyaḥ)
Ablative गदायाः (gadāyāḥ) गदाभ्याम् (gadābhyām) गदाभ्यः (gadābhyaḥ)
Genitive गदायाः (gadāyāḥ) गदयोः (gadayoḥ) गदानाम् (gadānām)
Locative गदायाम् (gadāyām) गदयोः (gadayoḥ) गदासु (gadāsu)

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  • Gujarati: ગદા (gadā)
  • Hindi: गदा (gadā)
  • Punjabi: ਗਦਾ (gadā)
  • Bengali: গদা (goda)
  • Marathi: गदा (gadā)
  • Kannada: ಗದೆ (gade)
  • Indonesian: gada