تگڑا

See also: ٹکڑا

Urdu

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]

Adjective

تگڑا • (tagṛā) (Hindi spelling तगड़ा)

  1. sturdy, strong
  2. robust
  3. stout, powerful

Synonyms

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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