gáaḍu

Phalura

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷʰ⁾eh₂ǵʰ-
    Sanskrit गाह् (gāh)
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás
    Sanskrit -त (-ta)
    Sanskrit गाढ (gāḍha)
    Phalura gáaḍu

    Inherited from Sanskrit गाढ (gāḍha, “dived into; pressed together, thick, firm”). Doublet of ghaḍeeró (“older”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡáaɖu/

    Adjective

    gáaḍu (feminine géeḍi, Perso-Arabic spelling گاڈوۡ)

    1. big, large
      Synonym: gháanu
      Antonyms: lhoóku, léku
    2. grown, old
      Synonyms: búuḍu, ǰáaru, kaalúku
    3. great
    4. adult (man), elder
      Synonym: ghaḍeeró

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “gáaḍu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāḍha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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