आजू-बाजू

Hindi

Etymology

Reduplication of बाज़ू (bāzū), with nativization of z > j.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.d͡ʒuː.bɑː.d͡ʒuː/, [äː.d͡ʒuː.bäː.d͡ʒuː]

Adverb

आजू-बाजू • (ājū-bājū)

1. round about, around, nearby

   Synonyms: आस-पास (ās-pās), निकट (nikaṭ)

References

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