گدھ

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (giddha), from Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛ́dhra). Compare Gujarati ગીધ (gīdh), ગીધડું (gīdhḍũ), Marathi गिधाड (gidhāḍ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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گِدّھ (giddhm (Hindi spelling गिद्ध)

  1. vulture

Declension

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    Declension of گدھ
singular plural
direct گِدّھ (giddh) گِدّھ (giddh)
oblique گِدّھ (giddh) گِدّھوں (giddhõ)
vocative گِدّھ (giddh) گِدّھو (giddho)

References

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  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “گدهـ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gŕ̊dhra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press