وڈا

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Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra, big), from वृद्ध (vṛddha). Compare Urdu بَڑا (baṛā) / Hindi बड़ा (baṛā). Doublet of بَڑا (baṛā)

Pronunciation

Adjective

وَڈّا (vaḍḍā) (feminine وڈّی, Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਡਾ)

  1. big, large, tall
  2. old, older
  3. renown

Declension

Declension of وڈا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct وَڈّا (vaḍḍā) وَڈّے (vaḍḍe) وَڈّی (vaḍḍī) وَڈِّیاں (vaḍḍiyāṉ)
oblique وَڈّے (vaḍḍe) وَڈّیاں (vaḍḍeyāṉ) وَڈّی (vaḍḍī) وَڈِّیاں (vaḍḍiyāṉ)

Noun

وَڈّا (vaḍḍām (feminine وڈّی, Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਡਾ)

  1. adult, grown up

Declension

Declension of وڈا
dir. sg. وَڈّا (vaḍḍā)
dir. pl. وَڈّے (vaḍḍe)
singular plural
direct وَڈّا (vaḍḍā) وَڈّے (vaḍḍe)
oblique وَڈّے (vaḍḍe) وَڈّیْاں (vaḍḍiyāṉ)
vocative وَڈّیْا (vaḍḍiyā) وَڈّیو (vaḍḍīv)
ablative وَڈّیوں (vaḍḍīvṉ) وَڈّیْاں (vaḍḍiyāṉ)
locative وَڈِّیں (vaḍḍiīṉ)
instrumental وَڈّے (vaḍḍe)

References

  • وڈّا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وڈّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz