आडंबरी

Hindi

Etymology

आडंबर (āḍambar, “ostentation”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɖəm.bə.ɾiː/, [äː.ɖɐ̃m.bɐ.ɾiː]

Adjective

आडंबरी • (āḍambarī)

1. ostentatious
2. pretentious, arrogant

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “आडंबरी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “आडंबरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press