उम्दा

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

उमदा (umdā)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian ('umda), from Arabic عُمْدَة (ʕumda). Compare Punjabi ਉਮਦਾ (umadā) / عُمدہ (ʻumdh), Gujarati ઉમદું (umadũ), Marathi उमदे (umde), Bengali উমদা (umoda).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊm.d̪ɑː/, [ʊ̃m.d̪äː]

Adjective[edit]

उम्दा • (umdā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling عُمْدَہ)

excellent

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उम्दा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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