ख़ुल्द

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xʊld̪/, /kʰʊld̪/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian خلد (xuld), from Arabic خَلَّدَ (ḵallada).

Noun

ख़ुल्द • (xuld) m (Urdu spelling خلد)

1. paradise

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian خلد (xuld), from Arabic خَلَّدَ (ḵallada), from Aramaic חוּלְדּא / ܚܘܠܕܐ (ḥuldā, “mole”).

Noun

ख़ुल्द • (xuld) m (Urdu spelling خلد)

1. (rare) mole

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “खुल्द”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha