gáaḍu
Phalura edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit गाढ (gāḍha, “dived into; pressed together, thick, firm”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gáaḍu (Perso-Arabic spelling گاڈوۡ)
- big, large
- grown, old
- great
- adult (man), elder
Inflection edit
Uml (Fem): géeḍi
References edit
- Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gáaḍu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press