ઘરડું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀟𑁆𑀠 (*graḍḍha). Congate with Kachchi ગધો (gadho),

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱəɾ.ɖũ/
• Rhymes: -ũ
• Hyphenation: ઘર‧ડું

Adjective

ઘરડું • (gharḍũ)

1. old, aged, elderly

   Synonyms: વડીલ (vaḍīl), વૃદ્ધ (vŕddh)

   ઘરડો માણસ મારા ઉપર ગુસ્સો થયો।

   gharḍo māṇas mārā upar gusso thayo.

   An old man got mad at me.

2. experienced

Declension

Declension of ઘરડું
	nominative			oblique/vocative/instrumental			locative
	singular	plural		singular	plural
masculine	ઘરડો (gharḍo)	ઘરડા (gharḍā)		ઘરડા (gharḍā)	ઘરડા (gharḍā)		ઘરડે (gharḍe)
neuter	ઘરડું (gharḍũ)	ઘરડાં (gharḍā̃)		ઘરડા (gharḍā)	ઘરડાં (gharḍā̃)		ઘરડે (gharḍe)
feminine	ઘરડી (gharḍī)	ઘરડી (gharḍī)		ઘરડી (gharḍī)	ઘરડી (gharḍī)
Note: If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the masculine and neuter locatives do not apply.

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “graḍḍha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 233