जाड़ा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀚𑀟𑁆𑀟 (jaḍḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit जाड्य (jāḍya, “cold”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑː.ɽɑː/, [d͡ʒäː.ɽäː]
Noun
जाड़ा • (jāṛā) f (Urdu spelling جاڑا)
- coldness, cold
- Synonym: ठंड (ṭhaṇḍ)
- मुझे बाहर आके जाड़ा लगने लगी है।
- mujhe bāhar āke jāṛā lagne lagī hai.
- Now that I've come outside I'm starting to feel cold.
- winter (the cold season)
- Synonym: सर्दी (sardī)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जाड़ा jāṛā |
जाड़ाएँ jāṛāẽ |
| oblique | जाड़ा jāṛā |
जाड़ाओं jāṛāõ |
| vocative | जाड़ा jāṛā |
जाड़ाओ jāṛāo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जाड़ा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha