ਡਾੱਢਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दार्ढ्य (dārḍhya). Cognate to Saraiki ݙاڈھا (ḏāḍhā). Doublet of ਡਾਢ (ḍāḍh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɖaː˩˥.ɖːə̆]

Adjective

ਡਾੱਢਾ • (ḍāḍḍhā) (Shahmukhi spelling ڈاڈھا)

1. severe, gravely
2. strict, impertinent
3. oppressive
4. strong, powerful

Declension

Declension of ਡਾੱਢਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਡਾੱਢਾ (ḍāḍḍhā)	ਡਾੱਢੇ (ḍāḍḍhe)		ਡਾੱਢੀ (ḍāḍḍhī)	ਡਾੱਢੀਆਂ (ḍāḍḍhīā̃)
oblique	ਡਾੱਢੇ (ḍāḍḍhe)	ਡਾੱਢਿਆਂ (ḍāḍḍhiā̃)		ਡਾੱਢੀ (ḍāḍḍhī)	ਡਾੱਢੀਆਂ (ḍāḍḍhīā̃)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਡਾੱਢਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.