लड़का
Hindi
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
लड़का • (laṛkā) m (Urdu spelling لڑکا)
- boy
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- Synonyms: छोकरा (chokrā), बालक (bālak)
- son
- (deprecated template usage) यह मेरे काका का लड़का है। ― yah mere kākā kā laṛkā hai. ― This is my uncle's son.
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- Synonyms: बेटा (beṭā), पुत्र (putra), पूत (pūt)
Declension
Related terms
- लड़की (laṛkī, “daughter”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “लड़का”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “लड़का”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.