gaddha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀕𑀤𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• गद्ध (Devanagari script)
• গদ্ধ (Bengali script)
• ගද‍්ධ (Sinhalese script)
• ဂဒ္ဓ or ၷၻ္ꩪ or ၷၻ်ꩪ (Burmese script)
• คทฺธ or คัทธะ (Thai script)
• ᨣᨴ᩠ᨵ (Tai Tham script)
• ຄທ຺ຘ or ຄັທຘະ (Lao script)
• គទ្ធ (Khmer script)
• 𑄉𑄘𑄴𑄙 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛdhra). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (giddha).

Noun

gaddha m

1. a vulture

Declension

Declension table of "gaddha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	gaddho	gaddhā
Accusative (second)	gaddhaṃ	gaddhe
Instrumental (third)	gaddhena	gaddhehi or gaddhebhi
Dative (fourth)	gaddhassa or gaddhāya or gaddhatthaṃ	gaddhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	gaddhasmā or gaddhamhā or gaddhā	gaddhehi or gaddhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	gaddhassa	gaddhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	gaddhasmiṃ or gaddhamhi or gaddhe	gaddhesu
Vocative (calling)	gaddha	gaddhā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “gaddha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead