लाड़ा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɑː.ɽɑː/, [läː.ɽäː]

Etymology 1

लाड़ (lāṛ) +‎ -आ (-ā)

Noun

लाड़ा • (lāṛā) m (feminine लाड़ी)

1. dear, beloved, bridegroom

Etymology 2

Noun

लाड़ा • (lāṛā) m

1. raw indigo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लाड़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “लाडा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.