گدھ
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (giddha), from Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛ́dhra). Compare Gujarati ગીધ (gīdh), ગીધડું (gīdhḍũ), Marathi गिधाड (gidhāḍ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡɪd̪d̪ʱ/
Noun
گِدّھ • (giddh) m (Hindi spelling गिद्ध)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | گِدّھ (giddh) | گِدّھ (giddh) |
| oblique | گِدّھ (giddh) | گِدّھوں (giddhõ) |
| vocative | گِدّھ (giddh) | گِدّھو (giddho) |
References
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “گدهـ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gŕ̊dhra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press