दयालु

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दयालू (dayālū)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दयालु (dayālu). By surface analysis, दया (dayā) +‎ -आलु (-ālu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.jɑː.luː/, [d̪ɐ.jäː.luː]

Adjective

दयालु • (dayālu) (indeclinable)

1. kind, compassionate

   Synonyms: कृपालु (kŕpālu), दयावान् (dayāvān)

Derived terms

• दयालुता (dayālutā)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दयालु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2216
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “दयालु”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 300.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “दयालु”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 305
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दयालू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 479