Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra). Cognate to Hindi बड़ा (baṛā).

Adjective edit

ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍḍā) (Shahmukhi spelling وڈا)

  1. big, large
  2. old
  3. renown

Declension edit

Declension of ਵੱਡਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍḍā) ਵੱਡੇ (vaḍḍe) ਵੱਡੀ (vaḍḍī) ਵੱਡੀਆਂ (vaḍḍīā̃)
oblique ਵੱਡੇ (vaḍḍe) ਵੱਡਿਆਂ (vaḍḍiā̃) ਵੱਡੀ (vaḍḍī) ਵੱਡੀਆਂ (vaḍḍīā̃)

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Further reading edit

  • ਵੱਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵੱਡਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.