जाड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit जड (jaḍa, “cold”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑː.ɽɑː/

Noun

जाड़ा • (jāṛā) f

  1. coldness, cold
    मुझे बाहर आके जाड़ा लगने लगी है।
    mujhe bāhar āke jāṛā lagne lagī hai.
    Now that I've come outside I'm starting to feel cold.
    Synonym: ठंड (ṭhaṇḍ)
  2. winter (the cold season)
    Synonyms: सरदी (sardī), शीतकाल (śītkāl)

References
  • Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “जाड़ा”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “जाड़ा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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