अड्डा

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀅𑀟𑁆 (*aḍ, “obstruct, stop”), borrowed from Dravidian, whence Tamil அடை (aṭai). Related to अड़ना (aṛnā). Cognate with Punjabi ਅੱਡਾ (aḍḍā, “place, stand”), Marathi अड्डा (aḍḍā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əɖ.ɖɑː/,
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Noun

अड्डा • (aḍḍā) m (Urdu spelling اڈہ)

  1. a place or an area serving a particular purpose
    1. meeting place
      बदमाशों का अड्डा ― badmāśõ kā aḍḍā ― meeting place of ruffians
    2. working place or site
    3. stall (vendors')
    4. center
    5. stand, station (vehicles')
      बस अड्डा ― bas aḍḍā ― bus stand
      Synonym: केन्द्र (kendra)
    6. airfield, airport
      विमान अड्डा ― vimān aḍḍā ― airport
    7. (military) base
      फ़ौजी अड्डा ― faujī aḍḍā ― military base
    8. a perching-place, roost, perch
      पक्षियों का अड्डा ― pakṣiyõ kā aḍḍā ― perching-place of birds
  2. square frame for embroidery

Declension

Declension of अड्डा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct अड्डा
aḍḍā 		अड्डे
aḍḍe
oblique अड्डे
aḍḍe 		अड्डों
aḍḍõ
vocative अड्डे
aḍḍe 		अड्डो
aḍḍo

Derived terms

References

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “अड्डा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
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