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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀯𑁂𑀟 (*addhaveḍa), from Sanskrit अर्ध (ardha, “half”) + *वेड (veḍa) with the second term possibly related to वेला (velā, “time, occasion”). Cognate with Gujarati આધેડ (ādheḍ), Hindustani ادھیڑ / अधेड़ (adheṛ).
Adjective
ਅਧੇੜ • (adheṛ)
- middle-aged
References
- “ਅਧੇੜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ardhavēḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 30