लफड़ा

See also: लफडे

Hindi

Alternative forms

• लफ़ड़ा (lafṛā) — hyperforeign, colloquial

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Gujarati લફડો (laphḍo), with further etymology unknown. Compare Marathi लफडे (laphḍe).

A folk etymology claims it is borrowed from French l'affaire, which is false.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ləf.ɽɑː/, [lɐf.ɽäː], /ləpʰ.ɽɑː/, [lɐpʰ.ɽäː]

Noun

लफड़ा • (laphṛā) m (Urdu spelling لپھڑا)

1. (originally Bombay Hindi, slang) fight, dispute, problem

   Synonyms: लड़ाई (laṛāī), झगड़ा (jhagṛā), अड़चन (aṛcan)

   यार हम कैसे लफड़े में फँस गए!

   yār ham kaise laphṛe mẽ phãs gae!

   What kind of dilemma have we landed ourselves in friend!

Declension

Declension of लफड़ा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लफड़ा laphṛā	लफड़े laphṛe
oblique	लफड़े laphṛe	लफड़ों laphṛõ
vocative	लफड़े laphṛe	लफड़ो laphṛo

References

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