ऊदा

Hindi

Etymology

From Prakrit [script needed] (uddāyaï, “is polished, is very clear”), from an unattested Sanskrit *उद्दात (uddāta, “cleansed, bright, clear”), from उद्- (ud-, “over, above”) +‎ दात (dāta, “cleansed, purified”), the latter from the root दै (dai, “to purify, cleanse”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /uː.d̪ɑː/, [uː.d̪äː]

Adjective

ऊदा • (ūdā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اودا)

1. purple, gray, brown

Noun

ऊदा • (ūdā) m

1. a purplish color, etc.

See also

Colors in Hindi · रंग (raṅg) (layout · text)

सफ़ेद (safed), श्वेत (śvet)	धूसर (dhūsar), छाई (chāī)	काला (kālā), श्याम (śyām)
लाल (lāl), सुर्ख़ (surx); गहरा लाल (gahrā lāl), क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī)	नारंगी (nāraṅgī), माल्टा (mālṭā); भूरा (bhūrā)	पीला (pīlā); मलाई (malāī)
नींबू (nīmbū), सुगा पंछी (sugā pañchī)	हरा (harā)
फ़िरोज़ी (firozī)	आसमानी (āsmānī)	नीला (nīlā), नील (nīl)
जामुनी (jāmunī); नील (nīl)	रानी (rānī); बैंगनी (baiṅgnī), जामुनी (jāmunī)	गुलाबी (gulābī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ऊदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*uddāta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press