जाड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit जड (jaḍa, “cold”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑː.ɽɑː/, [d͡ʒäː.ɽäː]

Noun

जाड़ा • (jāṛā) f

1. coldness, cold

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   मुझे बाहर आके जाड़ा लगने लगी है।

   mujhe bāhar āke jāṛā lagne lagī hai.

   Now that I've come outside I'm starting to feel cold.

   Synonym: ठंड (ṭhaṇḍ)

2. winter (the cold season)

   Synonyms: सरदी (sardī), शीतकाल (śītkāl)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जाड़ा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha