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Punjabi
Etymology
From Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra). Cognate to Hindi बड़ा (baṛā).
Adjective
ਵੱਡਾ • (vaḍḍā) (Shahmukhi spelling وڈا)
- big, large
- old
- renown
Declension
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ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍḍā)
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ਵੱਡੇ (vaḍḍe)
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ਵੱਡੀ (vaḍḍī)
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ਵੱਡੀਆਂ (vaḍḍīā̃)
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ਵੱਡੇ (vaḍḍe)
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ਵੱਡਿਆਂ (vaḍḍiā̃)
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ਵੱਡੀ (vaḍḍī)
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ਵੱਡੀਆਂ (vaḍḍīā̃)
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Derived terms
- ਵਡਦਿਲਾ (vaḍdilā, “big-hearted”, adjective)
- ਵਡੱਪਣ m (vaḍappaṇ, “greatness”)
- ਵਡਭਾਗ m (vaḍbhāg, “good luck”)
- ਵਡੇਰਾ (vaḍerā, “larger; older”, adjective)
- ਵਡਿਆਉਣਾ (vaḍiāuṇā, “praise”, verb)
Further reading
- “ਵੱਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵੱਡਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.