shaadi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani शादी / شادی (śādī), from Persian شادی (šâdi), from Old Persian shiyâti.

Noun

shaadi (plural shaadis)

1. (India, Pakistan) A wedding.
   • 2012, Tarquin Hall, The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken: A Vish Puri Mystery, page 234:

     After my shaadi, I packed away those times. My duty was to my husband—and my three boys, also.

Anagrams

• Ashida