आदा

See also: आद and आदि

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आर्द्रक (ārdraka). Cognates include Bengali আদা (ada), Gujarati આદું (ādũ), and Nepali अदुवा (aduwā). Doublet of अदरक (adrak).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.d̪ɑː/, [äː.d̪äː]

Noun

आदा • (ādā) m (Urdu spelling آدا)

1. ginger

   Synonym: अदरक (adrak)

Declension

Declension of आदा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आदा ādā	आदे āde
oblique	आदे āde	आदों ādõ
vocative	आदे āde	आदो ādo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आदा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press