अड्डा
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit *𑀅𑀟𑁆 (*aḍ, “obstruct, stop”), borrowed from Dravidian, whence Tamil அடை (aṭai). Related to अड़ना (aṛnā). Cognate with Punjabi ਅੱਡਾ (aḍḍā, “place, stand”), Marathi अड्डा (aḍḍā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]अड्डा • (aḍḍā) m (Urdu spelling اڈہ)
- a place or an area serving a particular purpose
- square frame for embroidery
Declension
[edit]Declension of अड्डा (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
[edit]- अड्डा जमाना (aḍḍā jamānā)
References
[edit]- Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “अड्डा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]