ਮਾਦਾ
Punjabi
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /mäː.däː/
- Rhymes: -äː
- Hyphenation: ਮਾ‧ਦਾ
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian ماده (māda).
Adjective
ਮਾਦਾ • (mādā) (Shahmukhi spelling ماده)
Noun
ਮਾਦਾ • (mādā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ماده)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian ماده (mādda), from Arabic مَادَّة (mādda).
Noun
ਮਾਦਾ • (mādā) m (Shahmukhi spelling ماده)
Synonyms
- (material goods): ਪਦਾਰਥ (padārath)
Derived terms
- ਮਾਦਾਪ੍ਰਸਤ (mādāprsat, “materialistic”, adjective)
Further reading
- “ਮਾਦਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025