ઘરડું
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀟𑁆𑀠 (*graḍḍha). Cognate with Kachchi ગધો (gadho),
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɡʱəɾ.ɖũ/
- Rhymes: -ũ
- Hyphenation: ઘર‧ડું
Adjective
ઘરડું • (gharḍũ)
- old, aged, elderly
- Synonyms: વડીલ (vaḍīl), વૃદ્ધ (vŕddh)
- ઘરડો માણસ મારા ઉપર ગુસ્સો થયો.
- gharḍo māṇas mārā upar gusso thayo.
- An old man got mad at me.
- experienced
Declension
| singular | plural | locative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oblique/vocative/ instrumental | |||||
| masculine | ઘરડો (gharḍo) | ઘરડા (gharḍā) | ઘરડા (gharḍā) | ઘરડે (gharḍe) | ||
| neuter | ઘરડું (gharḍũ) | ઘરડા (gharḍā) | ઘરડાં (gharḍā̃) | ઘરડે (gharḍe) | ||
| feminine | ઘરડી (gharḍī) | ઘરડી (gharḍī) | ઘરડી (gharḍī) | — | ||
If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the locatives do not apply.
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “graḍḍha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 233