ghaḍeeró

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit गाढतर (gāḍhatara, “more intense; more closely packed”), from गाढ (gāḍha, “thick, strong, intense”). By surface analysis, gáaḍu (“old”) +‎ -eeró.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡhaɖeeró/, /ɡaɖheeró/

Adjective

ghaḍeeró (feminine ghaḍeerí, Perso-Arabic spelling گھڈیروۡ)

  1. older
    Antonym: lhookeeró
  2. older one
  3. elder
    Synonym: gáaḍu

Alternative forms

References

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