जादा

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian زیاده (ziyāda), from Arabic زِيَادَة (ziyāda). Related to जास्त (jāsta). Compare Gujarati જ્યાદા (jyādā), Hindi ज़्यादा (zyādā), Punjabi ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ (ziādā) / زِیادہ (zīyādh).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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जादा (jādā)

  1. more, excessive
  2. (colloquial, of a person) forward, arrogant, brash
    Synonym: आगाऊ (āgāū)

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जादा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जादा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जा(ज्या)दा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).