ਵੱਡਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit वड्र (vaḍra). Cognate to Hindi बड़ा (baṛā).

Adjective

ਵੱਡਾ • (vaḍḍā) (Shahmukhi spelling وڈا)

  1. big, large
  2. old
  3. renown

Declension

Declension of ਵੱਡਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍḍā) ਵੱਡੇ (vaḍḍe) ਵੱਡੀ (vaḍḍī) ਵੱਡੀਆਂ (vaḍḍīā̃)
oblique ਵੱਡੇ (vaḍḍe) ਵੱਡਿਆਂ (vaḍḍiā̃) ਵੱਡੀ (vaḍḍī) ਵੱਡੀਆਂ (vaḍḍīā̃)

Derived terms

  • ਵਡਦਿਲਾ (vaḍdilā, “big-hearted”, adjective)
  • ਵਡੱਪਣ m (vaḍappaṇ, “greatness”)
  • ਵਡਭਾਗ m (vaḍbhāg, “good luck”)
  • ਵਡੇਰਾ (vaḍerā, “larger; older”, adjective)
  • ਵਡਿਆਉਣਾ (vaḍiāuṇā, “praise”, verb)

Further reading

  • “ਵੱਡਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਵੱਡਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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