तगड़ा

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀢𑀕𑁆𑀕 (*tagga) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *तर्ग (targa, “frightening; terrible; strong”), from the root तर्ज् (tarj, “to threaten; scold; frighten”).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪əɡ.ɽɑː/, [t̪ɐɡ.ɽäː]

Adjective edit

तगड़ा • (tagṛā) (Urdu spelling تگڑا)

Declension edit

Declension of तगड़ा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	तगड़ा tagṛā	तगड़े tagṛe	तगड़ी tagṛī	तगड़ी tagṛī
oblique	तगड़े tagṛe	तगड़े tagṛe	तगड़ी tagṛī	तगड़ी tagṛī
vocative	तगड़े tagṛe	तगड़े tagṛe	तगड़ी tagṛī	तगड़ी tagṛī

References edit

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

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*targa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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