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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आदि (ādi).
Adjective
ਆਦਿ • (ādi)
- existing since the beginning, old, early
Derived terms
- ਆਦਿ ਵਾਸੀ (ādi vāsī, “aboriginal”, adjective)
- ਆਦਿ ਕਾਲ m (ādi kāl, “time immemorial”)
Noun
ਆਦਿ • (ādi) m
- the beginning
- Synonym: ਅਰੰਭ (arambh)
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਆੱਦੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
- “ਆਦਿ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024