ज़िंदा

See also: ज़िद and जादू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian زنده (zende), from Middle Persian zyndk', zywndk' (zīndag, “alive”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /zɪn.d̪ɑː/, [zɪ̃n̪.d̪äː], /d͡ʒɪn.d̪ɑː/, [d͡ʒɪ̃n̪.d̪äː]

Adjective

ज़िंदा • (zindā) (Urdu spelling زندہ)

1. alive

   Synonym: जीवित (jīvit)