ਅਧੇੜ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀯𑁂𑀟 (*addhaveḍa), from Sanskrit अर्ध (ardha, “half”) +‎ *वेड (veḍa) with the second term possibly related to वेला (velā, “time, occasion”). Cognate with Gujarati આધેડ (ādheḍ), Hindustani ادھیڑ / अधेड़ (adheṛ).

Adjective

ਅਧੇੜ • (adheṛ)

1. middle-aged

References

• “ਅਧੇੜ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ardhavēḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 30