English Explanatory Dictionary

Urdu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Modern Standard Urdu, an Indo-Aryan language with native speakers mainly in Pakistan and North India. It is a standardized and Persianized version of Hindustani.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Urdu language.

Pronunciation

/ˈʊəˌduː/ /ˈɜːˌduː/ /ˈʊəɹduː/ en-us-Urdu.ogg

Word forms

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (see Urdu اُرْدُو (urdū) and Hindi उर्दू (urdū)), from Classical Persian اُرْدُو (urdū), from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“army, camp”) ( > Azerbaijani ordu, Turkish ordu, Turkmen oorda). Doublet of horde and orda.

Synonyms

Moors Hindustani Rekhta Hindvi Dehlavi Lahori Lashkari Hindi

Related words

Hindi Hindustani Hindi-Urdu

Derived words

Urduization Urduwood Urglish
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