આડું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*aḍḍa), from Dravidian. Cognate with Hindi आड़ा (āṛā), Marathi आडवे (āḍve), Punjabi ਆੱਡਾ (āḍḍā), Marwari आडौ (āḍau).

Pronunciation

Adjective

આડું • (āḍũ)

  1. horizontal, transverse, sideways, flat
  2. obstinate, wayward; objecting, disputing, disruptive

Declension

Declension of આડું
singular plural locative
nominative oblique/vocative/
instrumental
masculine આડો (āḍo) આડા (āḍā) આડા (āḍā) આડે (āḍe)
neuter આડું (āḍũ) આડા (āḍā) આડાં (āḍā̃) આડે (āḍe)
feminine આડી (āḍī) આડી (āḍī) આડી (āḍī)

If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the locatives do not apply.