Punjabi edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian ماده (māda).

Adjective edit

ਮਾਦਾ (mādā) (Shahmukhi spelling ماده)

  1. female, feminine

Noun edit

ਮਾਦਾ (mādām (Shahmukhi spelling ماده)

  1. female
    Synonyms: ਔਰਤ (aurat), ਤੀਵੀਂ (tīvī̃), ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ (zanānī)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian ماده (mādda), from Arabic مَادَّة (mādda).

Noun edit

ਮਾਦਾ (mādām (Shahmukhi spelling ماده)

  1. matter, material, substance
  2. pith
  3. pus
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Further reading edit

  • ਮਾਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024