तगड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀢𑀕𑁆𑀕 (*tagga) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *तर्ग (targa, “frightening; terrible; strong”), from the root तर्ज् (tarj, “to threaten; scold; frighten”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪əɡ.ɽɑː/, [t̪ɐɡ.ɽäː]

Adjective

तगड़ा • (tagṛā) (Urdu spelling تگڑا)

  1. sturdy, strong
    Synonym: मज़बूत (mazbūt)
  2. robust
  3. stout, powerful

Declension
Declension of तगड़ा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct तगड़ा
tagṛā		 तगड़े
tagṛe		 तगड़ी
tagṛī		 तगड़ी
tagṛī
oblique तगड़े
tagṛe		 तगड़े
tagṛe		 तगड़ी
tagṛī		 तगड़ी
tagṛī
vocative तगड़े
tagṛe		 तगड़े
tagṛe		 तगड़ी
tagṛī		 तगड़ी
tagṛī

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