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गड़बड़

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See also: गडबड

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑀯𑀟 (gaḍavaḍa). Cognate with Gujarati ગડબડ (gaḍbaḍ), Marathi गडबड (gaḍbaḍ), Bengali গড়বড় (goṛoboṛ).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡəɽ.bəɽ/, [ɡɐɽ.bɐɽ]

Adjective

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गड़बड़ (gaṛbaṛ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گَڑْبَڑ)

  1. irregular, messy
  2. confusing
  3. fishy, suspicious

Noun

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गड़बड़ (gaṛbaṛm or f (Urdu spelling گَڑْبَڑ)

  1. mess, confusion, being amiss

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gaḍa -- baḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press