ऊदा
Hindi
editEtymology
editFrom Prakrit [script needed] (uddāyaï, “is polished, is very clear”), from an unattested Sanskrit *उद्दात (uddāta, “cleansed, bright, clear”), from उद्- (ud-, “over, above”) + दात (dāta, “cleansed, purified”), the latter from the root दै (dai, “to purify, cleanse”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editऊदा • (ūdā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling اودا)
Noun
editऊदा • (ūdā) m
See also
editसफ़ेद (safed), श्वेत (śvet) | धूसर (dhūsar), छाई (chāī) | काला (kālā), श्याम (śyām) |
लाल (lāl), सुर्ख़ (surx); गहरा लाल (gahrā lāl), क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī) | नारंगी (nāraṅgī), माल्टा (mālṭā); भूरा (bhūrā) | पीला (pīlā); मलाई (malāī) |
नींबू (nīmbū), सुगा पंछी (sugā pañchī) | हरा (harā) | |
फ़िरोज़ा (firozā) | आसमानी (āsmānī) | नीला (nīlā), नील (nīl) |
जामुनी (jāmunī); नील (nīl) | रानी (rānī); बैंगनी (baiṅgnī), जामुनी (jāmunī) | गुलाबी (gulābī) |
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ऊदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*uddāta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press