गड़बड़

See also: गडबड

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑀯𑀟 (gaḍavaḍa). Cognate with Gujarati ગડબડ (gaḍbaḍ), Marathi गडबड (gaḍbaḍ), Bengali গড়বড় (goṛoboṛ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡəɽ.bəɽ/, [ɡɐɽ.bɐɽ]

Adjective

गड़बड़ • (gaṛbaṛ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گَڑْبَڑ)

  1. irregular, messy
  2. confusing
  3. fishy, suspicious

Noun

गड़बड़ • (gaṛbaṛ) m or f (Urdu spelling گَڑْبَڑ)

  1. mess, confusion, being amiss

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gaḍa -- baḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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