ودھیا

Punjabi

Etymology

From وَدّھݨا (vaddhṇā, “to continue forward”) +‎ -ِیا (-iyā). Cognate with Hindi बढ़िया (baṛhiyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ˈʋə˩˥.d̪i.jaː/

Adjective

وَدِھیَا • (vadhiyā) (indeclinable, Gurmukhi spelling ਵਧੀਆ)

1. great, good

Interjection

وَدِھیَا • (vadhiyā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਧੀਆ)

1. great

Usage notes

Gender and number does not affect this word. The second interjection sense is typically used upon seeing an attractive woman.

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ودھیا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “ودھیا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਵਧੀਆ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024