ଗଡ଼

Odia

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás

Prakrit 𑀕𑀠 (gaḍha)

Odia ଗଡ଼ (gaṛa)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀠 (gaḍha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-. Cognate to Assamese গড় (gor) and Bengali গড় (goṛ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔɽɔ/

Noun

ଗଡ଼ (gaṛa)

1. obstacle; hinderance
2. fence; enclosure
3. partition; screen
4. ditch; moat
5. a fort
6. capital city
7. name of a country
8. a small kingdom
9. a piece cut from a longer thing
10. branchless trunk of a tree
11. log of wood
12. a long and thick article
13. body
14. headless trunk
15. division
16. piece

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ଗଡ଼”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press