गदा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गदा (gadā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡə.d̪ɑː/, [ɡɐ.d̪äː]

Noun

गदा • (gadā) f

mace, club
Synonym: मुगदर (mugdar)

Declension

Declension of *गदा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	गदा gadā	गदाएँ gadāẽ
oblique	गदा gadā	गदाओं gadāõ
vocative	गदा gadā	गदाओ gadāo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *gadā (“mace”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬜𐬁 (gaδā) and Middle Persian gt' (gad).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.dɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɐ.d̪ɑː/

Noun

गदा • (gadā) stem, f

a mace, club or a bludgeon

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of गदा
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	गदा (gadā)	गदे (gade)	गदाः (gadāḥ)
accusative	गदाम् (gadām)	गदे (gade)	गदाः (gadāḥ)
instrumental	गदया (gadayā)	गदाभ्याम् (gadābhyām)	गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ)
dative	गदायै (gadāyai)	गदाभ्याम् (gadābhyām)	गदाभ्यः (gadābhyaḥ)
ablative	गदायाः (gadāyāḥ)	गदाभ्याम् (gadābhyām)	गदाभ्यः (gadābhyaḥ)
genitive	गदायाः (gadāyāḥ)	गदयोः (gadayoḥ)	गदानाम् (gadānām)
locative	गदायाम् (gadāyām)	गदयोः (gadayoḥ)	गदासु (gadāsu)
vocative	गदे (gade)	गदे (gade)	गदाः (gadāḥ)

Derived terms

गदाधर (gadādhara)
गदायुद्ध (gadāyuddha)

Descendants

→ Gujarati: ગદા (gadā)
→ Hindi: गदा (gadā)
→ Punjabi: ਗਦਾ (gadā)
→ Bengali: গদা (goda)
→ Marathi: गदा (gadā)
→ Kannada: ಗದೆ (gade)
→ Indonesian: gada