وڈا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra, “big”), from वृद्ध (vṛddha). Compare Urdu بَڑا‎ / Hindi बड़ा (baṛā). Doublet of بَڑا‎ (baṛā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʋəɖː.äː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Adjective

وَڈّا • (vaḍḍā) (feminine وڈّی‎, Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਡਾ)

1. big, large, tall
2. old, older
3. renown

Declension

Declension of وڈا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	وَڈّا‎ (vaḍḍā)	وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe)		وَڈّی‎ (vaḍḍī)	وَڈِّیْاں‎ (vaḍḍīyāṉ)
oblique	وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe)	وَڈِّیاں‎ (vaḍḍiyāṉ)		وَڈّی‎ (vaḍḍī)	وَڈِّیْاں‎ (vaḍḍīyāṉ)

Noun

وَڈّا • (vaḍḍā) m (feminine وڈّی‎, Gurmukhi spelling ਵੱਡਾ)

1. adult, grown up

Declension

Declension of وڈا
dir. sg.	وَڈّا‎ (vaḍḍā)
dir. pl.	وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe)
	singular	plural
direct	وَڈّا‎ (vaḍḍā)	وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe)
oblique	وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe)	وَڈِّیاں‎ (vaḍḍiyāṉ)
vocative	وَڈِّیا‎ (vaḍḍiyā)	وَڈِّیو‎ (vaḍḍīv)
ablative	وَڈِّیوں‎ (vaḍḍīvṉ)	—
locative	وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe)	—
instrumental	وَڈّے‎ (vaḍḍe)	—

References

• “وڈّا‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “وڈّا‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz