गधा

See also: गंध and गांधी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गदहा (gadhā)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit गर्दभ (gardabha)

Prakrit 𑀕𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀳 (gaddaha)

Hindi गधा (gadhā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀳 (gaddaha), from Sanskrit गर्दभ (gardabha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡə.d̪ʱɑː/, [ɡɐ.d̪ʱäː]

Noun

गधा • (gadhā) m (feminine गधी, Urdu spelling گدھا)

1. donkey, ass
2. fool

Declension

Declension of गधा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गधा gadhā	गधे gadhe
oblique	गधे gadhe	गधों gadhõ
vocative	गधे gadhe	गधो gadho

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gardabhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press