गड़बड़

See also: गडबड

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑀯𑀟 (gaḍavaḍa). Cognate with Gujarati ગડબડ (gaḍbaḍ), Marathi गडबड (gaḍbaḍ), Bengali গড়বড় (goṛoboṛ).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

गड़बड़ (gaṛbaṛ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گَڑْبَڑ)

  1. irregular, messy
  2. confusing
  3. fishy, suspicious

Noun edit

गड़बड़ (gaṛbaṛm or f (Urdu spelling گَڑْبَڑ)

  1. mess, confusion, being amiss

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gaḍa -- baḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press