ਮੱਧ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya). Doublet of ਮੰਝ (mañjh) and ਮਾਝ (mājh).

Noun

ਮੱਧ • (maddha) m (Shahmukhi spelling مَدّھ)

1. middle, centre
2. half

Derived terms

• ਭੂ-ਮੱਧ ਰੇਖਾ m (bhū-maddha rekhā, “Equator”)
• ਮੱਧ ਕਾਲ m (maddha kāl, “Middle Ages”)
• ਮੱਧ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ m (maddha pradeś, “Madhya Pradesh”)

Adverb

ਮੱਧ • (maddha)

1. in the middle
2. in between
3. inside

Further reading

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