ਮਾਦਾ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /mäː.däː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: ਮਾ‧ਦਾ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian ماده (māda).

Adjective

ਮਾਦਾ • (mādā) (Shahmukhi spelling ماده)

1. female, feminine

Noun

ਮਾਦਾ • (mādā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ماده)

1. female

   Synonyms: ਔਰਤ (aurat), ਤੀਵੀਂ (tīvī̃), ਜ਼ਨਾਨੀ (zanānī)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian ماده (mādda), from Arabic مَادَّة (mādda).

Noun

ਮਾਦਾ • (mādā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ماده)

1. matter, material, substance
2. pith
3. pus

Synonyms

• (material goods): ਪਦਾਰਥ (padārath)

Derived terms

• ਮਾਦਾਪ੍ਰਸਤ (mādāprsat, “materialistic”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਮਾਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024