gáaḍu

Phalura

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷʰ⁾eh₂ǵʰ-

Sanskrit गाह् (gāh)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás

Sanskrit -त (-ta)

Sanskrit गाढ (gāḍha)

Phalura gáaḍu

Inherited from Sanskrit गाढ (gāḍha, “dived into; pressed together, thick, firm”). Doublet of ghaḍeeró (“older”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡáaɖu/

Adjective

gáaḍu (feminine géeḍi, Perso-Arabic spelling گاڈوۡ)

1. big, large

   Synonym: gháanu

   Antonyms: lhoóku, léku

2. grown, old

   Synonyms: búuḍu, ǰáaru, kaalúku

3. great
4. adult (man), elder

   Synonym: ghaḍeeró

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “gáaḍu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāḍha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press