ghaḍeeró

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit गाढतर (gāḍhatara, “more intense; more closely packed”), from गाढ (gāḍha, “thick, strong, intense”). By surface analysis, gáaḍu (“old”) +‎ -eeró.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡhaɖeeró/, /ɡaɖheeró/

Adjective

ghaḍeeró (feminine ghaḍeerí, Perso-Arabic spelling گھڈیروۡ)

1. older

   Antonym: lhookeeró

2. older one
3. elder

   Synonym: gáaḍu

Alternative forms

• gaḍheeró
• ghaḍeerú (Biori)

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “ghaḍeeró”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāḍhatara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press