जुदा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جدا (judā). Doublet of युत (yut). Cognate with Punjabi ਜੁਦਾ (judā) / جُدا (judā), Gujarati જુદું (judũ).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

जुदा • (judā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling جُدا)

1. separate, apart, split

   Synonyms: अलग (alag), पृथक् (pŕthak), भिन्न (bhinn)

2. different, unrelated

Derived terms

• जुदाई (judāī)

Further reading

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