ਵਡਿਆਈ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਬਡਿਆਈ (baḍiāī)

Etymology

Deverbal from ਵਡਿਆਉਣਾ (vaḍiāuṇā).

Noun

ਵਡਿਆਈ • (vaḍiāī) f

1. praise, compliment
2. eulogy, panegyric, tribute

Related terms

• ਵੱਡਾ (vaḍḍā, “great”, adjective)
• ਵਡੱਪਣ m (vaḍappaṇ, “greatness”)

Further reading

• “ਵਡਿਆਈ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬਡਿਆਈ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.