योद्धा

See also: युद्ध

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योद्धा (yoddhā), nominative singular of योद्धृ (yoddhṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /joːd̪.d̪ʱɑː/, [joːd̪̚.d̪ʱäː]

Noun

योद्धा • (yoddhā) m

1. fighter, warrior

Declension

Declension of योद्धा (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	योद्धा yoddhā	योद्धा yoddhā
oblique	योद्धा yoddhā	योद्धाओं yoddhāõ
vocative	योद्धा yoddhā	योद्धाओ yoddhāo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “योद्धा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐwd.dʱɑː/, [jɐwd̚.dʱɑː]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjoːd̪.d̪ʱɑː/, [ˈjoːd̪̚.d̪ʱɑː]

Noun

योद्धा • (yoddhā) m

1. nominative singular of योद्धृ (yoddhṛ)

Descendants

• Hindi: जोधा (jodhā), → योद्धा (yoddhā) (learned)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • ਜੋਧਾ (jodhā /⁠joddhā⁠/)