જાડું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀟𑁆𑀟 (jaḍḍa), from Sanskrit जड (jaḍa), of non-Indo-Aryan origin. Cognate with Bengali জাড় (jaṛ, “cold”), Kashmiri زَد (zad, “stupid”), Marathi जाड (jāḍ, “thick”), Odia ଜାଡ଼ୁଆ (jāṛuā, “dumb”), and Sindhi خَرُ (jaru, “wretch”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑ.ɖũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: જા‧ડું

Adjective

જાડું • (jāḍũ)

1. thick
2. fat, overweight

Declension

Declension of જાડું
	nominative			oblique/vocative/instrumental			locative
	singular	plural		singular	plural
masculine	જાડો (jāḍo)	જાડા (jāḍā)		જાડા (jāḍā)	જાડા (jāḍā)		જાડે (jāḍe)
neuter	જાડું (jāḍũ)	જાડાં (jāḍā̃)		જાડા (jāḍā)	જાડાં (jāḍā̃)		જાડે (jāḍe)
feminine	જાડી (jāḍī)	જાડી (jāḍī)		જાડી (jāḍī)	જાડી (jāḍī)
Note: If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the masculine and neuter locatives do not apply.

Derived terms

• જાડિયો (jāḍiyo)

 

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 281