Rekhta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A style of Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary; a mix of Persian and Khariboli.
  2. The Hindustani language, the language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards.

Word forms

Rekhta

Etymology

From Hindustani ریخْتَہ (rexta) / रेख़ता (rextā), from Classical Persian ریخْتَه (rēxta).

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