परवरदिगार

hi-proper noun

परवरदिगार • (parvardigār) m (Urdu spelling پروردگار)

parvardigār (romanization)
پروردگار (Urdu)
परवरदिगार (direct singular)
परवरदिगार (oblique singular)
परवरदिगार (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian پروردگار (parwardigār). Cognate with Bengali পরওয়ারদেগার (porẇardigār)

cog

পরওয়ারদেগার

तेरा मुकाम कमले
सरहद के पार बुल्लेया
परवरदिगार बुल्लेया
हाफ़िज़ तेरा, मुर्शिद मेरा
terā mukām kamle
sarhad ke pār bulleyā
parvardigār bulleyā

O crazy one, your destiny
Is beyond these borders
God is your guardian, Bulleya
As you are mine

(poetic) an appellation or epithet of God


चंद्रगुप्त

candragupt (romanization)
चंद्रगुप्त (direct singular)
चंद्रगुप्त (oblique singular)
चंद्रगुप्त (singular vocative)

/t͡ʃən.d̪ɾə.ɡʊpt̪/

[t͡ʃɐ̃n̪.d̪ɾɐ.ɡʊpt̪]

Borrowed from Sanskrit चन्द्रगुप्त (candragupta).

bor+

Chandragupta Maurya (the first Mauryan emperor reigning 321—297 BCE)


कपूर

hi-proper noun

कपूर • (kapūr) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling کَپُور)

kapūr (romanization)
کَپُور (Urdu)
कपूर (direct singular)
कपूर (direct plural)
कपूर (oblique singular)
कपूरों (oblique plural)
कपूर (singular vocative)
कपूरो (plural vocative)
कपूर (direct singular)
कपूरें (direct plural)
कपूर (oblique singular)
कपूरों (oblique plural)
कपूर (singular vocative)
कपूरो (plural vocative)


बाबर

bābar (romanization)
बाबर (direct singular)
बाबर (oblique singular)
बाबर (singular vocative)

Ultimately from Chagatai [Term?]. Compare Persian بابر (bâbor).


सनातन धर्म

sanātan dharm (romanization)
सनातन धर्म (direct singular)
सनातन धर्म (oblique singular)
सनातन धर्म (singular vocative)

English: Sanatana Dharma

[sɐ.näː.t̪ɐ̃n‿d̪ʱɐɾm]

Borrowed from Sanskrit सनातन धर्म (sanātana dharma, “the eternal religion”), from सनातन (sanātana, “eternal”) + धर्म (dharma, “law”).

com

orthodox Hinduism as opposed to new reform movements such as Arya Samaj


सातवाहन

hi-proper noun

सातवाहन • (sātvāhan) m

sātvāhan (romanization)
सातवाहन (direct singular)
सातवाहन (direct plural)
सातवाहन (oblique singular)
सातवाहनों (oblique plural)
सातवाहन (singular vocative)
सातवाहनो (plural vocative)

/sɑːt̪.ʋɑː.ɦən/

[säːt̪.wäː.ɦɐ̃n]

Borrowed from Sanskrit सातवाहन (sātavāhana), possibly from Maharastri Prakrit.

bor+

the Satavahana dynasty (a dynasty of southern India, extant from the 1st century BCE to the 3rd century CE)


माधव

mādhav (romanization)
माधव (direct singular)
माधव (direct plural)
माधव (oblique singular)
माधवों (oblique plural)
माधव (singular vocative)
माधवो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit माधव (mā́dhava), the vṛddhi derivative of मधु (mádhu, “sweet”).

a male given name, Madhav, from Sanskrit


माधव

mādhav (romanization)
माधव (direct singular)
माधव (direct plural)
माधव (oblique singular)
माधवों (oblique plural)
माधव (singular vocative)
माधवो (plural vocative)
माधव (direct singular)
माधवें (direct plural)
माधव (oblique singular)
माधवों (oblique plural)
माधव (singular vocative)
माधवो (plural vocative)


फ़रात

Borrowed from Classical Persian فرات (furāt), from Arabic الْفُرَات (al-furāt), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^(ÍD)Purattu). Compare Bengali ফোরাত (forat), Punjabi ਫ਼ਰਾਤ (farāt).

नदी नदी#Hindi

(~ नदी)Euphrates (a river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf)


चोल

col (romanization)
चोल (direct singular)
चोल (direct plural)
चोल (oblique singular)
चोलों (oblique plural)
चोल (singular vocative)
चोलो (plural vocative)

राजवंश राजवंश#Hindi

(~ राजवंश) the Chola dynasty (extant in southern India from c. 300 BCE to 1279 CE)


बंबई

bambaī (romanization)
بمبئی (Urdu)
बंबई (direct singular)
बंबई (oblique singular)
बंबई (singular vocative)

Bombay (former name of Mumbai, a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)


अजमेर

ajmer (romanization)
اجمیر (Urdu)
अजमेर (direct singular)
अजमेर (oblique singular)
अजमेर (singular vocative)


बम्बई

bambaī (romanization)
बम्बई (direct singular)
बम्बई (oblique singular)
बम्बई (singular vocative)

बंबई बंबई#Hindi

Alternative spelling of बंबई (bambaī): Bombay (former name of Mumbai, a megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India)


जोधपुर

hi-proper noun

जोधपुर • (jodhpur) m (Urdu spelling جودھ پور)

jodhpur (romanization)
جودھ پور (Urdu)
जोधपुर (direct singular)
जोधपुर (oblique singular)
जोधपुर (singular vocative)

/d͡ʒoːd̪ʱ.pʊɾ/

From जोधा (jodhā, “Jodha of Mandore”) + -पुर (-pur).


बनारस

hi-proper noun

बनारस • (banāras) f (Urdu spelling بنارس)

banāras (romanization)
بنارس (Urdu)
बनारस (direct singular)
बनारस (oblique singular)
बनारस (singular vocative)

Ultimately from Sanskrit वाणारसी (vāṇārasī), a metathesized form of वाराणसी (vārāṇasī).
Alternatively, named after the legendary figure of Rājā Bānār who is said to have rebuilt the city.

metathesis

metathesized

Varanasi, Benares, Kashi (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, sacred to Hinduism and Jainism)


श्रीनगर

hi-proper noun

श्रीनगर • (śrīnagar) m (Urdu spelling شرینگر)

śrīnagar (romanization)
شرینگر (Urdu)
श्रीनगर (direct singular)
श्रीनगर (oblique singular)
श्रीनगर (singular vocative)

/ʃɾiː.nə.ɡəɾ/

[ʃɾiː.nɐ.ɡɐɾ]

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रीनगर (śrīnagara), from श्री (śrī) + नगर (nagara, “town, city”). Compare Urdu سری نگر (sirī nagar). By surface analysis, श्री (śrī) + -नगर (-nagar).

surf

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir#English

Srinagar (a city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India)


कानपुर

hi-proper noun

कानपुर • (kānpur) m (Urdu spelling کانپور)

kānpur (romanization)
کانپور (Urdu)
कानपुर (direct singular)
कानपुर (oblique singular)
कानपुर (singular vocative)

Uncertain. Probably from कान (kān) + -पुर (-pur, “city”), with the first element descended from the name for the Kanhpuriya dynasty. The ultimate source could be Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa) or कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa). Compare also the nearby कन्नौज (kannauj, “Kannauj”).

Kanpur (a large city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


पणजी

paṇjī (romanization)
پنجی (Urdu)
पणजी (direct singular)
पणजी (oblique singular)
पणजी (singular vocative)

[pɐ̃ɳ.d͡ʒiː]

Panaji (a city, the state capital of Goa, India)


ग्वालियर

ग्वालियर • (gvāliyar) m (Urdu spelling گوالیار)

gvāliyar (romanization)
گوالیار (Urdu)
ग्वालियर (direct singular)
ग्वालियर (oblique singular)
ग्वालियर (singular vocative)

/ɡʋɑː.lɪ.jəɾ/

Unknown. A legend suggests that it was named after Gwalipa by its founder, Suraj Sen. Cognate to Marathi ग्वाल्हेर (gvālher).

Gwalior (a city in Madhya Pradesh, India)


यूहन्ना

यूहन्ना • (yūhannā) m (Urdu spelling یوحنا)

yūhannā (romanization)
یوحنا (Urdu)
यूहन्ना (direct singular)
यूहन्ना (oblique singular)
यूहन्ना (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Arabic يُوحَنَّا (yūḥannā), from Aramaic יוחנן (yoḥanan).

bor+

(Christianity, Islam) John the Baptist (c. 1st century BCE), or the Gospel of John


काबा

kābā (romanization)
کَعْبَہ (Urdu)
काबा (direct singular)
काबा (oblique singular)
काबा (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian کعبه (ka'ba), from Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba). First attested as Old Hindi काबा (kābā). Compare Punjabi ਕਾਅਬਾ (kāabā) / کَعبہ (kaʻbh), Sindhi ڪَعبو, Gujarati કાબા (kābā), Bengali কাবা (kaba).


मैसूर

hi-proper noun

मैसूर • (maisūr) ? (Urdu spelling میسور)

Mysore, Mysuru (a city in Karnataka, India)


गुवाहाटी

गुवाहाटी • (guvāhāṭī) ? (Urdu spelling گواہاٹی)

/ɡʊ.ʋɑː.ɦɑː.ʈiː/

[ɡʊ.ʋäː.ɦäː.ʈiː]

Borrowed from Assamese গুৱাহাটী (guahati).


मदुरै

hi-proper noun

मदुरै • (madurai) ? (Urdu spelling مدورئی or مدورے)

madurai (romanization)
مدورئی (Urdu)
مدورے (Urdu)

/mə.d̪ʊ.ɾɛː/

[mɐ.d̪ʊ.ɾɛː]


पुणे

Pune (a major city and district of Maharashtra, India)


ज़ाग्रेब

ज़ाग्रेब • (zāgreb) ?

Zagreb (the capital and largest city of Croatia)


सरकारी हिंदी

सरकारी हिंदी • (sarkārī hindī) f

sarkārī hindī (romanization)
सरकारी हिंदी (direct singular)
सरकारी हिंदी (oblique singular)
सरकारी हिंदी (singular vocative)

[sɐɾ.käː.ɾiː‿ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪iː]

a highly Sanskritized artificial register of Hindustani/Hindi used by the Indian government


मेधा

medhā (romanization)
मेधा (direct singular)
मेधाएँ (direct plural)
मेधा (oblique singular)
मेधाओं (oblique plural)
मेधा (singular vocative)
मेधाओ (plural vocative)

a female given name, Medha, from Sanskrit


पोखरा

pokhrā (romanization)
पोखरा (direct singular)
पोखरे (oblique singular)
पोखरे (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Nepali पोखरा (pokharā), from Sanskrit पुष्कर (puṣkara).


स्तुति

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्तुति (stuti).

lbor

a female given name, Stuti, from Sanskrit


मुंड

muṇḍ (romanization)
منڈ (Urdu)
मुंड (direct singular)
मुंड (oblique singular)
मुंड (singular vocative)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मुण्ड (muṇḍa). Doublet of मुंडा (muṇḍā).


उत्तरकाशी

hi-proper noun

उत्तरकाशी • (uttarkāśī) f (Urdu spelling اتر کاشی)

uttarkāśī (romanization)
اتر کاشی (Urdu)
उत्तरकाशी (direct singular)
उत्तरकाशी (oblique singular)
उत्तरकाशी (singular vocative)

/ʊt̪.t̪əɾ.kɑː.ʃiː/

[ʊt̪̚.t̪ɐɾ.käː.ʃiː]

From उत्तर (uttar, “northern”) + काशी (kāśī, “Kashi, a name for Varanasi”), literally “Varanasi of the North”.

compound

Uttarkashi (a city in Uttarakhand, India)


इलाहाबाद

hi-proper noun

इलाहाबाद • (ilāhābād) m (Urdu spelling الٰہ آباد)

ilāhābād (romanization)
الٰہ آباد (Urdu)
इलाहाबाद (direct singular)
इलाहाबाद (oblique singular)
इलाहाबाद (singular vocative)

/ɪ.lɑː.ɦɑː.bɑːd̪/

[ɪ.läː.ɦäː.bäːd̪]

Borrowed from Classical Persian اللهآباد (allāh-ābād), from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh, “Allah”) + Classical Persian آباد (ābād, “city”).

bor+

Allahabad (former name of Prayagraj, a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


गुरबानी

hi-noun

गुरबानी • (gurbānī) f

Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ (gurbāṇī).

(Sikhism) Gurbani (sacred texts written by Sikh gurus)


गाँधी

gāndhī (romanization)
गाँधी (direct singular)
गाँधी (direct plural)
गाँधी (oblique singular)
गाँधियों (oblique plural)
गाँधी (singular vocative)
गाँधियो (plural vocative)
गाँधी (direct singular)
गाँधियाँ (direct plural)
गाँधी (oblique singular)
गाँधियों (oblique plural)
गाँधी (singular vocative)
गाँधियो (plural vocative)

/ɡɑːn.d̪ʱiː/

[ɡä̃ːn̪.d̪ʱiː]

गांधी गांधी#Hindi

Alternative spelling of गांधी (gāndhī): a surname, equivalent to English Gandhi


कुबेर

kuber (romanization)
कुबेर (direct singular)
कुबेर (oblique singular)
कुबेर (singular vocative)

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) Kubera, Kuvera (Vedic god of wealth)


गरुड़

garuṛ (romanization)
گرڑ (Urdu)
गरुड़ (direct singular)
गरुड़ (oblique singular)
गरुड़ (singular vocative)

From Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍá), from the root गॄ (gṝ, “devour”).

(specifically, Hinduism, Buddhism) the legendary Garuda bird, the mount of Lord Vishnu


चंद

hi-proper noun

चंद • (cand) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling چند)

cand (romanization)
چند (Urdu)
चंद (direct singular)
चंद (direct plural)
चंद (oblique singular)
चंदों (oblique plural)
चंद (singular vocative)
चंदो (plural vocative)
चंद (direct singular)
चंदें (direct plural)
चंद (oblique singular)
चंदों (oblique plural)
चंद (singular vocative)
चंदो (plural vocative)

a surname from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Chand


मरियम

मरियम • (mariyam) f (Urdu spelling مریم)

mariyam (romanization)
مریم (Urdu)
मरियम (direct singular)
मरियम (oblique singular)
मरियम (singular vocative)

→ Sanskrit: मरीयमि (marīyami)

Borrowed from Classical Persian مریم (maryam), from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam), from Hebrew מרים (maryam).

bor+

a female given name, equivalent to English Mary


दिनेश

hi-proper noun

दिनेश • (dineś) m

a male given name, Dinesh, from Sanskrit


मंगोलिया

मंगोलिया • (maṅgoliyā) m (Urdu spelling منگولیا)

maṅgoliyā (romanization)
منگولیا (Urdu)
मंगोलिया (direct singular)
मंगोलिया (oblique singular)
मंगोलिया (singular vocative)


मोंटेनीगरो

मोंटेनीगरो • (moṇṭenīgro) m (Urdu spelling مونٹینیگرو)

moṇṭenīgro (romanization)
مونٹینیگرو (Urdu)
मोंटेनीगरो (direct singular)
मोंटेनीगरो (oblique singular)
मोंटेनीगरो (singular vocative)

hi-ndecl

//मोण्टेनीगरो<M.sg>

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Montenegro (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)

hi:मोंटेनीगरो


ग्वाटेमाला

hi-proper noun

ग्वाटेमाला • (gvāṭemālā) m (Urdu spelling گواتیمالا)

gvāṭemālā (romanization)
گواتیمالا (Urdu)
ग्वाटेमाला (direct singular)
ग्वाटेमाला (oblique singular)
ग्वाटेमाला (singular vocative)

/ɡʋɑː.ʈeː.mɑː.lɑː/

[ɡwäː.ʈeː.mäː.läː]

Guatemala (a country in Central America)

hi:ग्वाटेमाला


बोलिविया

बोलिविया • (boliviyā) m (Urdu spelling بولیویا)

boliviyā (romanization)
بولیویا (Urdu)
बोलिविया (direct singular)
बोलिविया (oblique singular)
बोलिविया (singular vocative)


हैती

haitī (romanization)
ھايتى (Urdu)
हैती (direct singular)
हैती (oblique singular)
हैती (singular vocative)


ईक्वाडोर

ईक्वाडोर • (īkvāḍor) m (Urdu spelling ایکواڈور)

īkvāḍor (romanization)
ایکواڈور (Urdu)
ईक्वाडोर (direct singular)
ईक्वाडोर (oblique singular)
ईक्वाडोर (singular vocative)


होंडुरस

होंडुरस • (hoṇḍuras) m (Urdu spelling ہونڈوراس)

hoṇḍuras (romanization)
ہونڈوراس (Urdu)
होंडुरस (direct singular)
होंडुरस (oblique singular)
होंडुरस (singular vocative)

/ɦoːɳ.ɖʊ.ɾəs/

[ɦõːɳ.ɖʊ.ɾɐs]


पैराग्वे

पैराग्वे • (pairāgve) m (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پیراگوئے)

/pɛː.ɾɑːɡ.ʋeː/

[pɛː.ɾäːɡ.weː]


उरुग्वे

urugve (romanization)
उरुग्वे (direct singular)
उरुग्वे (oblique singular)
उरुग्वे (singular vocative)


अल साल्वाडोर

ایل سیلواڈور

अल साल्वाडोर • (al sālvāḍor) m (Urdu spelling ایل سیلواڈور)

al sālvāḍor (romanization)
ایل سیلواڈور (Urdu)
अल साल्वाडोर (direct singular)
अल साल्वाडोर (oblique singular)
अल साल्वाडोर (singular vocative)

/əl sɑːl.ʋɑː.ɖoːɾ/

[ɐl‿säːl.ʋäː.ɖoːɾ]

El Salvador (a country in Central America)

hi:अल साल्वाडोर


कोस्टा रिका

कोस्टा रिका • (kosṭā rikā) m (Urdu spelling کوسٹاریکا)

kosṭā rikā (romanization)
کوسٹاریکا (Urdu)
कोस्टा रिका (direct singular)
कोस्टा रिका (oblique singular)
कोस्टा रिका (singular vocative)

/koːs.ʈɑː ɾɪ.kɑː/

[koːs.ʈäː‿ɾɪ.käː]

Costa Rica (a country in Central America)

hi:कोस्टा रिका


पनामा

पनामा • (panāmā) m (Urdu spelling پاناما)

panāmā (romanization)
پاناما (Urdu)
पनामा (direct singular)
पनामा (oblique singular)
पनामा (singular vocative)


डीयू

Borrowed from English DU, initialism of the university's name.


भजमन

bhajman (romanization)
भजमन (direct singular)
भजमन (direct plural)
भजमन (oblique singular)
भजमनों (oblique plural)
भजमन (singular vocative)
भजमनो (plural vocative)

a male given name, Bhajman, from Sanskrit


रामचंद्र

rāmcandra (romanization)
रामचंद्र (direct singular)
रामचंद्र (direct plural)
रामचंद्र (oblique singular)
रामचंद्रों (oblique plural)
रामचंद्र (singular vocative)
रामचंद्रो (plural vocative)

/ɾɑːm.t͡ʃən.d̪ɾᵊ/

[ɾä̃ːm.t͡ʃɐ̃n̪.d̪ɾᵊ]

Borrowed from Sanskrit रामचन्द्र (rāmacandra).

bor+

(Hinduism) Rama (seventh incarnation of Vishnu)

a male given name, Ramchandra, from Sanskrit


नरेश

nareś (romanization)
नरेश (direct singular)
नरेश (direct plural)
नरेश (oblique singular)
नरेशों (oblique plural)
नरेश (singular vocative)
नरेशो (plural vocative)

a male given name, Naresh, from Sanskrit


अश्विनी

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अश्विनी • (aśvinī) f

aśvinī (romanization)
अश्विनी (direct singular)
अश्विनी (oblique singular)
अश्विनी (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्विनी (aśvinī).

(Indian astronomy) Ashvini (a nakshatra or lunar mansion, i.e. a sector of the sky along the ecliptic, including the stars β and γ Arietis)


ओझा

ojhā (romanization)
ओझा (direct singular)
ओझे (oblique singular)
ओझे (singular vocative)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀛𑀸𑀅 (ojhāa), 𑀉𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (uajjhāa), 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (ujjhāa), 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀛 (ujjha), from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher [of the Vedas]”). Notably borrowed into Middle Chinese 和尚 (MC hwa|hwaH dzyang|dzyangH, “high priest, head monk”).


छायावाद

hi-proper noun

छायावाद • (chāyāvād) m

chāyāvād (romanization)
छायावाद (direct singular)
छायावाद (oblique singular)
छायावाद (singular vocative)

/t͡ʃʰɑː.jɑː.ʋɑːd̪/

[t͡ʃʰäː.jäː.ʋäːd̪]

छाया (chāyā, “shadow”) + -वाद (-vād, “-ism, ideology”).

af

the neo-romantic period of Hindi literature, tied closely to the Indian independence movement and Indian nationalism


बुंदेली

hi-proper noun

बुंदेली • (bundelī) f

bundelī (romanization)
बुंदेली (direct singular)
बुंदेली (oblique singular)
बुंदेली (singular vocative)

Bundeli (a language closely related to Braj Bhasha and Hindi)


जहाँगीर

जहाँगीर • (jahāṅgīr) m (Urdu spelling جہانگير)

jahāṅgīr (romanization)
جہانگير (Urdu)
जहाँगीर (direct singular)
जहाँगीर (oblique singular)
जहाँगीर (singular vocative)

/d͡ʒə.ɦɑːŋ.ɡiːɾ/

[d͡ʒɐ.ɦä̃ːŋ.ɡiːɾ]

Borrowed from Classical Persian جهانگیر (jahāngīr). Cognate with Bengali জাহাঙ্গীর (jahaṅgir)

bor+

Jahangir ((1569–1627), the world-subduing Mughal emperor)


ईद

īd (romanization)
عید (Urdu)
ईद (direct singular)
ईदें (direct plural)
ईद (oblique singular)
ईदों (oblique plural)
ईद (singular vocative)
ईदो (plural vocative)

→ Burmese: အစ် (ac)

Borrowed from Arabic عِيد (ʕīd), from Classical Syriac ܥܺܐܕܳܐ (ʿīḏā).

ईद मुबारक!


दशहरा

hi-proper noun

दशहरा • (daśahrā) m

daśahrā (romanization)
दशहरा (direct singular)
दशहरे (direct plural)
दशहरे (oblique singular)
दशहरों (oblique plural)
दशहरे (singular vocative)
दशहरो (plural vocative)

→ English: Dussehra

/d̪ə.ʃəɦ.ɾɑː/

[d̪ɐ.ʃɛʱ.ɾäː]

Borrowed from Sanskrit दशहरा (daśaharā), contraction of दशम (daśama, “tenth”) and अहर् (ahar, “day”).

(Hinduism) Dussehra (also known as Vijayadashami, a festival celebrating the victory of Rama over Ravana)


विजयादशमी

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विजयादशमी • (vijyādaśmī) f

vijyādaśmī (romanization)
विजयादशमी (direct singular)
विजयादशमियाँ (direct plural)
विजयादशमी (oblique singular)
विजयादशमियों (oblique plural)
विजयादशमी (singular vocative)
विजयादशमियो (plural vocative)

/ʋɪd͡ʒ.jɑː.d̪əʃ.miː/

[ʋɪd͡ʒ.jäː.d̪ɐʃ.miː]

Borrowed from Sanskrit विजयादशमी (vijayādaśamī).

bor+

(Hinduism) Vijayadashami (a Hindu festival)


अंकित

hi-proper noun

अंकित • (aṅkit) m

aṅkit (romanization)
अंकित (direct singular)
अंकित (direct plural)
अंकित (oblique singular)
अंकितों (oblique plural)
अंकित (singular vocative)
अंकितो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्कित (aṅkita). By surface analysis, अंक (aṅk) + -इत (-it).


आकाशवाणी

hi-proper noun

आकाशवाणी • (ākāśvāṇī) f

ākāśvāṇī (romanization)
आकाशवाणी (direct singular)
आकाशवाणी (oblique singular)
आकाशवाणी (singular vocative)

/ɑː.kɑːʃ.ʋɑː.ɳiː/

[äː.käːʃ.ʋäː.ɳiː]

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाशवाणी (ākāśavāṇī), equivalent to आकाश (ākāś, “sky, heavens”) + वाणी (vāṇī, “sound; voice”).


ऊपरवाला

hi-proper noun

ऊपरवाला • (ūparvālā) m (Urdu spelling اوپر والا)

ūparvālā (romanization)
اوپر والا (Urdu)
ऊपरवाला (direct singular)
ऊपरवाले (oblique singular)
ऊपरवाले (singular vocative)

/uː.pəɾ.ʋɑː.lɑː/

[uː.pɐɾ.ʋäː.läː]

ऊपर (ūpar, “up, above”) + -वाला (-vālā, “one”).

af

ऊपरवाले की मर्ज़ी


कोटा

koṭā (romanization)
کوٹہ (Urdu)
कोटा (direct singular)
कोटे (oblique singular)
कोटे (singular vocative)

Kota, Kotah (a city in Rajasthan, India)


सोवियत संघ

soviyat saṅgh (romanization)
सोवियत संघ (direct singular)
सोवियत संघ (oblique singular)
सोवियत संघ (singular vocative)

/soː.ʋɪ.jət̪ səŋɡʱ/

[soː.ʋi.jɐt̪‿sɐ̃ŋɡʱ]

Soviet Union (a former country in Europe and Asia)


करनाल

hi-proper noun

करनाल • (karnāl) m (Urdu spelling کرنال)

karnāl (romanization)
کرنال (Urdu)
करनाल (direct singular)
करनाल (oblique singular)
करनाल (singular vocative)


दमिश्क़

दमिश्क़ • (damiśq) m (Urdu spelling دمشق)

damiśq (romanization)
دمشق (Urdu)
दमिश्क़ (direct singular)
दमिश्क़ (oblique singular)
दमिश्क़ (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian دمشق (damišq), from Arabic دِمَشْق (dimašq).


सोमालिया

hi-proper noun

सोमालिया • (somāliyā) m (Urdu spelling صومالیہ)

somāliyā (romanization)
صومالیہ (Urdu)
सोमालिया (direct singular)
सोमालिया (oblique singular)
सोमालिया (singular vocative)

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)


हौवा

hauvā (romanization)
حوا (Urdu)
हौवा (direct singular)
हौवा (oblique singular)
हौवा (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Arabic حَوَّاء (ḥawwāʔ), from Hebrew חוה.


वासुदेव

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वासुदेव • (vāsudev) m

vāsudev (romanization)
वासुदेव (direct singular)
वासुदेव (oblique singular)
वासुदेव (singular vocative)

/ʋɑː.sʊ.d̪eːʋ/

[ʋäː.sʊ.d̪eːʋ]

Borrowed from Sanskrit वासुदेव (vāsudeva)

bor+

(Hinduism) an epithet of Krishna, son of Vasudeva


खान

hi-proper noun

खान • (khān) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling خان)

khān (romanization)
خان (Urdu)
खान (direct singular)
खान (direct plural)
खान (oblique singular)
खानों (oblique plural)
खान (singular vocative)
खानो (plural vocative)
खान (direct singular)
खानें (direct plural)
खान (oblique singular)
खानों (oblique plural)
खान (singular vocative)
खानो (plural vocative)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

ख़ान ख़ान#Hindi

nuqtaless form of ख़ान (xān, “a surname from Persian, equivalent to English Khan.”)


बौना

baunā (romanization)
بونا (Urdu)
बौना (direct singular)
बौने (oblique singular)
बौने (singular vocative)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa), from Sanskrit वामन (vāmaná). Doublet of वामन (vāman), a tatsama.

inh+

(Hinduism) Vamana (the fifth avatar of Vishnu)


ब्रूनेई

hi-proper noun

ब्रूनेई • (brūneī) m

brūneī (romanization)
ब्रूनेई (direct singular)
ब्रूनेई (oblique singular)
ब्रूनेई (singular vocative)

Borrowed from English Brunei, from Sanskrit वरुण (varuṇa).


उत्तर कोरिया

उत्तर कोरिया • (uttar koriyā) m

uttar koriyā (romanization)
उत्तर कोरिया (direct singular)
उत्तर कोरिया (oblique singular)
उत्तर कोरिया (singular vocative)

/ʊt̪.t̪əɾ koː.ɾɪ.jɑː/

[ʊt̪̚.t̪ɐɾ‿koː.ɾi.jäː]


बरेली

बरेली • (barelī) f (Urdu spelling بریلی)

barelī (romanization)
بریلی (Urdu)
बरेली (direct singular)
बरेली (oblique singular)
बरेली (singular vocative)

Bareilly (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


दक्षिण कोरिया

दक्षिण कोरिया • (dakṣiṇ koriyā) m

dakṣiṇ koriyā (romanization)
दक्षिण कोरिया (direct singular)
दक्षिण कोरिया (oblique singular)
दक्षिण कोरिया (singular vocative)

/d̪ək.ʂɪɳ koː.ɾɪ.jɑː/

[d̪ɐk.ʃɪ̃ɳ‿koː.ɾi.jäː]


सुरिनाम

सुरिनाम • (surinām) m

surinām (romanization)
सुरिनाम (direct singular)
सुरिनाम (oblique singular)
सुरिनाम (singular vocative)

Borrowed from English Suriname, from Taíno Surinen.


रांची

रांची • (rāñcī) f

rāñcī (romanization)
रांची (direct singular)
रांची (oblique singular)
रांची (singular vocative)

/ɾɑːn.t͡ʃiː/

[ɾä̃ːn.t͡ʃiː]

राँची राँची#Hindi

Alternative spelling of राँची (rā̃cī): Ranchi (a city, the state capital of Jharkhand, India)


राँची

rā̃cī (romanization)
رانچی (Urdu)
राँची (direct singular)
राँची (oblique singular)
राँची (singular vocative)

/ɾɑ̃ː.t͡ʃiː/

[ɾä̃ː.t͡ʃiː]

Ranchi (a city, the state capital of Jharkhand, India)


राजग

rājag (romanization)
राजग (direct singular)
राजग (oblique singular)
राजग (singular vocative)

राष्ट्रीय जनतांत्रिक गठबंधन
w:hi:राष्ट्रीय जनतांत्रिक गठबंधन

(Indian politics) Initialism of राष्ट्रीय जनतांत्रिक गठबंधन (rāṣṭrīya jantāntrik gaṭhbandhan).


ब्रिटेन

ब्रिटेन • (briṭen) m

briṭen (romanization)
ब्रिटेन (direct singular)
ब्रिटेन (oblique singular)
ब्रिटेन (singular vocative)


खत्री

खत्री • (khatrī) m (Urdu spelling کھتری)

khatrī (romanization)
کھتری (Urdu)
खत्री (direct singular)
खत्री (oblique singular)
खत्री (singular vocative)

Punjabi ਖੱਤਰੀ (khattarī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 (khattia), from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya).


बिहारी

बिहारी • (bihārī) f

bihārī (romanization)
बिहारी (direct singular)
बिहारी (oblique singular)
बिहारी (singular vocative)

/bɪ.ɦɑː.ɾiː/

[bɪ.ɦäː.ɾiː]


लेबनॉन

लेबनॉन • (lebnŏn) m (Urdu spelling لبنان)

lebnŏn (romanization)
لبنان (Urdu)
लेबनॉन (direct singular)
लेबनॉन (oblique singular)
लेबनॉन (singular vocative)

लेबनान लेबनान#Hindi

Alternative form of लेबनान (lebnān): Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


कॅटलोनिया

कॅटलोनिया • (kĕṭloniyā) m

kĕṭloniyā (romanization)
कॅटलोनिया (direct singular)
कॅटलोनिया (oblique singular)
कॅटलोनिया (singular vocative)

स्पेन में राजनीतिक संकट गहरा गया है। संसद के कैटालोनिया स्टेट में सेंट्रल रूल लगाने के बाद अब सरकार ने यहां के सीनियर पुलिस अफसरों से उनकी पावर छीन ली है।

2017 October 28, “स्पेन ने कैटालोनिया के पुलिस अफसरों से पावर छीनी, स्टेट में सेंट्रल रूल लगाया [spen ne kaiṭāloniyā ke pulis aphasrõ se pāvar chīnī, sṭeṭ mẽ sẽṭral rūl lagāyā]”, in Dainik Bhaskar, Madrid:

The politic crisis in Spain is deepening. After putting central rule in place in the state of Catalonia, the government has now snatched the power of the police officers.

autonomous community
autonomous community

Catalonia (an autonomous community of Spain)


जदयू

जनता दल (यूनाइटेड)
w:hi:जनता दल (यूनाइटेड)

Initialism of जनता दल (यूनाइटेड) (jantā dal (yūnāiṭeḍ)).


पंचशील

पंचशील • (pañcśīl) m

pañcśīl (romanization)
पंचशील (direct singular)
पंचशील (oblique singular)
पंचशील (singular vocative)

→ English: Panchsheel

पंच (pañc, “five”) + शील (śīl, “principle of moral conduct”).

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the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence (an agreement between China and India signed in 1954)


पंचशील

hi-proper noun

पंचशील • (pañcśīl) m

Borrowed from Indonesian Pancasila, itself from Sanskrit पञ्चशील (pañcaśīla).


युरोप

yurop (romanization)
یورپ (Urdu)
युरोप (direct singular)
युरोप (oblique singular)
युरोप (singular vocative)

यूरोप यूरोप#Hindi


मिश्र

miśra (romanization)
मिश्र (direct singular)
मिश्र (direct plural)
मिश्र (oblique singular)
मिश्रों (oblique plural)
मिश्र (singular vocative)
मिश्रो (plural vocative)
मिश्र (direct singular)
मिश्रें (direct plural)
मिश्र (oblique singular)
मिश्रों (oblique plural)
मिश्र (singular vocative)
मिश्रो (plural vocative)

a surname from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Mishra, used by Brahmins


यमराज

yamrāj (romanization)
यमराज (direct singular)
यमराज (oblique singular)
यमराज (singular vocative)

/jəm.ɾɑːd͡ʒ/

[jɐ̃m.ɾäːd͡ʒ]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit यमराज (yamarāja).

lbor

(Hinduism, Buddhism) lord Yama, god of the underworld


दास-वंश

hi-proper noun

दास-वंश • (dās-vañś) m

dās-vañś (romanization)
दास-वंश (direct singular)
दास-वंश (oblique singular)
दास-वंश (singular vocative)

/d̪ɑːs.ʋənʃ/

[d̪äːs.ʋɐ̃ɲʃ]

दास (dās, “slave”) + वंश (vañś, “dynasty, lineage”).

com

the Slave dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, ruling 1206–1290


दक्खिनी

dakkhinī (romanization)
दक्खिनी (direct singular)
दक्खिनी (oblique singular)
दक्खिनी (singular vocative)

Deccani (a Hindustani dialect of South India)


उसमान

usmān (romanization)
عثمان (Urdu)
उसमान (direct singular)
उसमान (direct plural)
उसमान (oblique singular)
उसमानों (oblique plural)
उसमान (singular vocative)
उसमानो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian عثمان ('usmān), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān).

der

Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān)

a male given name, Usman, from Arabic, of Muslim usage

(Islam) Uthman (third caliph and a friend of Mohammed)


प्रतिभा

pratibhā (romanization)
प्रतिभा (direct singular)
प्रतिभाएँ (direct plural)
प्रतिभा (oblique singular)
प्रतिभाओं (oblique plural)
प्रतिभा (singular vocative)
प्रतिभाओ (plural vocative)

/pɾə.t̪ɪ.bʱɑː/

[pɾɐ.t̪ɪ.bʱäː]

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रतिभा (pratibhā).

bor+

a female given name, Pratibha, from Sanskrit


बँटवारा

hi-proper noun

बँटवारा • (bãṭvārā) m

bãṭvārā (romanization)
बँटवारा (direct singular)
बँटवारे (oblique singular)
बँटवारे (singular vocative)

/bə̃ʈ.ʋɑː.ɾɑː/

[bɐ̃ʈ.wäː.ɾäː]

compound

बंटना (bãṭnā) + -वारा (-vārā)


फ़ैसलाबाद

hi-proper noun

फ़ैसलाबाद • (faislābād) m (Urdu spelling فیصل آباد)

faislābād (romanization)
فیصل آباد (Urdu)
फ़ैसलाबाद (direct singular)
फ़ैसलाबाद (oblique singular)
फ़ैसलाबाद (singular vocative)

Renaming of लायलपुर (lāyalpur, “Lyallpur”) to फ़ैसल (faisal, “King Faisal of Saudi Arabia”) + आबाद (ābād, “placename suffix”).

compound

hi:फ़ैसलाबाद


रावलपिंडी

hi-proper noun

रावलपिंडी • (rāvalpiṇḍī) m (Urdu spelling راولپنڈی)

rāvalpiṇḍī (romanization)
راولپنڈی (Urdu)
रावलपिंडी (direct singular)
रावलपिंडी (oblique singular)
रावलपिंडी (singular vocative)

/ɾɑː.ʋəl.pɪɳ.ɖiː/

[ɾäː.ʋɐl.pɪ̃ɳ.ɖiː]

Borrowed from Punjabi ਰਾਵਲਪਿੰਡੀ (rāvlapiṇḍī) / راولپنڈی (rāwalpiṇḍī). Compare Marathi रावळपिंडी (rāvaḷpiṇḍī).

cog

Marathi रावळपिंडी (rāvaḷpiṇḍī)

hi:रावलपिंडी


आफ़ताब

hi-proper noun

आफ़ताब • (āftāb) m (Urdu spelling آفتاب)

āftāb (romanization)
آفتاب (Urdu)
आफ़ताब (direct singular)
आफ़ताब (direct plural)
आफ़ताब (oblique singular)
आफ़ताबों (oblique plural)
आफ़ताब (singular vocative)
आफ़ताबो (plural vocative)

/ɑːpʰ.t̪ɑːb/

[äːpʰ.t̪äːb]

Borrowed from Classical Persian آفتاب (āftāb), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾptʾb /āftāb/, “sunshine”). Compare Bengali আফতাব (aphtab), Gujarati આફતાબ (āphatāb), Punjabi ਆਫ਼ਤਾਬ (āfatāb).


जबलपुर

hi-proper noun

जबलपुर • (jabalpur) m (Urdu spelling جَبَل پُور)

jabalpur (romanization)
جَبَل پُور (Urdu)
जबलपुर (direct singular)
जबलपुर (oblique singular)
जबलपुर (singular vocative)

Uncertain. Borrowed from Sanskrit जाबालिपुर (jābālipura), or जबल (jabal, “mountain”) + -पुर (-pur, “city”).

af

Jabalpur, Jubbulpore (a city in Madhya Pradesh, India)


शिगात्से

/ʃɪ.ɡɑːt̪.seː/

[ʃɪ.ɡäːt̪.seː]

Borrowed from Tibetan གཞིས་ཀ་རྩེ (gzhis ka rtse).

bor+

Shigatse (a city in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China)


कोयंबतूर

hi-proper noun

कोयंबतूर • (koyambatūr) ? (Urdu spelling کوئمبتور)

koyambatūr (romanization)
کوئمبتور (Urdu)

Borrowed from Tamil கோயம்புத்தூர் (kōyamputtūr).

bor+

கோயம்புத்தூர்

Coimbatore (a city in Tamil Nadu, India)


ग़ाज़ियाबाद

hi-proper noun

ग़ाज़ियाबाद • (ġāziyābād) m (Urdu spelling غازی آباد)

ġāziyābād (romanization)
غازی آباد (Urdu)
ग़ाज़ियाबाद (direct singular)
ग़ाज़ियाबाद (oblique singular)
ग़ाज़ियाबाद (singular vocative)

/ɣɑː.zɪ.jɑː.bɑːd̪/

/ɡɑː.d͡ʒɪ.jɑː.bɑːd̪/

[ɡäː.d͡ʒi.jäː.bäːd̪]

Borrowed from Urdu غازی آباد (ġāzī ābād), from ग़ाज़ी (ġāzī, “Wazir Ghazi-ud-din, the founder”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).

af

Ghaziabad (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


गुजरांवाला

hi-proper noun

गुजरांवाला • (gujrāmvālā) m (Urdu spelling گوجرانوالہ)

gujrāmvālā (romanization)
گوجرانوالہ (Urdu)

/ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾɑːm.ʋɑː.lɑː/

[ɡʊd͡ʒ.ɾä̃ːm.wäː.läː]

Borrowed from Punjabi ਗੁਜਰਾਂਵਾਲਾ (gujrā̃vālā) / گجرانوالہ (gjrānoālh), named after the Gujjars.

bor+

hi:गुजरांवाला


क्वेटा

hi-proper noun

क्वेटा • (kveṭā) m (Urdu spelling کوئٹہ)

kveṭā (romanization)
کوئٹہ (Urdu)
क्वेटा (direct singular)
क्वेटे (oblique singular)
क्वेटे (singular vocative)

Quetta, Kuwatah (a city, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan)


कराची

कराची • (karācī) m (Urdu spelling کراچی)

karācī (romanization)
کراچی (Urdu)
कराची (direct singular)
कराची (oblique singular)
कराची (singular vocative)

/kə.ɾɑː.t͡ʃiː/

[kɐ.ɾäː.t͡ʃiː]

Supposedly from Sindhi کولاچی (kōlāčī), named after Mai Kolachi.

bor

Sindhi کولاچی (kōlāčī)

Karachi (a city, the provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan)


बहावलपुर

hi-proper noun

बहावलपुर • (bahāvalpur) m (Urdu spelling بہاولپور)

bahāvalpur (romanization)
بہاولپور (Urdu)
बहावलपुर (direct singular)
बहावलपुर (oblique singular)
बहावलपुर (singular vocative)

/bə.ɦɑː.ʋəl.pʊɾ/

[bɐ.ɦäː.ʋɐl.pʊɾ]

From बहावल (bahāval, “Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan II”) + -पुर (-pur).


नासिक

Borrowed from Marathi नाशिक (nāśik), from Sanskrit नासिका (nāsikā, “nose”), a reference to Lakshmana cutting Shurpanakha's nose in the Ramayana.

Nashik, Nasik (a city in Maharashtra, India)


हैदर

haidar (romanization)
حیدر (Urdu)
हैदर (direct singular)
हैदर (direct plural)
हैदर (oblique singular)
हैदरों (oblique plural)
हैदर (singular vocative)
हैदरो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian حَیْدَر (haydar), from Arabic حَيْدَر (ḥaydar).


ठाणे

hi-proper noun

ठाणे • (ṭhāṇe) m (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ٹَھانے)

Borrowed from Marathi ठाणे (ṭhāṇe). Doublet of थाना (thānā). Compare Nepali ठाउँ (ṭhāũ).

Thane (a large city and district of Maharashtra, India)


ढाका

ḍhākā (romanization)
ڈھاکا (Urdu)
ढाका (direct singular)
ढाका (oblique singular)
ढाका (singular vocative)

Dhaka, Dacca (a city, the capital city of Bangladesh)


मुल्तान

मुल्तान • (multān) ? (Urdu spelling ملتان)

Borrowed from Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ (multān) / ملتان (multān), perhaps from Sanskrit मुलस्थान (mulasthāna), from मुल (mula, “an ancient Hindu tribe”) + स्थान (sthāna).


मोहन जोदड़ो

hi-proper noun

मोहन जोदड़ो • (mohan jodaṛo) ? (Urdu spelling موئن جو دڑو)

mohan jodaṛo (romanization)
موئن جو دڑو (Urdu)

[moː.ɦɐ̃n‿d͡ʒoː.d̪ɐ.ɽoː]

Borrowed from Sindhi موئن جو دڙو / मोअन जो दड़ो (“Mound of Dead Men”).

Mohenjo-daro (an ancient city and archaeological site in Sindh, Pakistan)

hi:मोहन जोदड़ो


लाड़काना

लाड़काना • (lāṛkānā) ? (Urdu spelling لاڑکانہ)

/lɑːɽ.kɑː.nɑː/

[läːɽ.käː.näː]

Borrowed from Sindhi لاڙڪاڻو (lāṛkāṇo) / लाड़काणो (lāṛkāṇo).


सख्खर

सख्खर • (sakhkhar) m (Urdu spelling سکھر)


लुंबिनी

लुंबिनी • (lumbinī) f

lumbinī (romanization)
लुंबिनी (direct singular)
लुंबिनी (oblique singular)
लुंबिनी (singular vocative)

From Nepali लुम्बिनी (lumbinī), from Sanskrit लुम्बिनी (lumbinī, “the lovely”).


काठमांडू

hi-proper noun

काठमांडू • (kāṭhmāṇḍū) m (Urdu spelling کاٹھمانڈو)

kāṭhmāṇḍū (romanization)
کاٹھمانڈو (Urdu)
काठमांडू (direct singular)
काठमांडू (oblique singular)
काठमांडू (singular vocative)

/kɑːʈʰ.mɑːɳ.ɖuː/

[käːʈʰ.mä̃ːɳ.ɖuː]

Borrowed from Nepali काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u). Ultimately from Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa, “a temple in Durbar Square”) from काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood”) + मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “pavilion”).

compound

Kathmandu (a city, the capital city of Nepal)


पाटन

hi-proper noun

पाटन • (pāṭan) m

pāṭan (romanization)
पाटन (direct singular)
पाटन (oblique singular)
पाटन (singular vocative)


नोएडा

नोएडा • (noeḍā) m (Urdu spelling نوئیڈا)

noeḍā (romanization)
نوئیڈا (Urdu)
नोएडा (direct singular)
नोएडे (oblique singular)
नोएडे (singular vocative)

Borrowed from English Noida, from New Okhla Industrial Development Authority.


बीरगंज

बीरगंज • (bīrgañj) m

bīrgañj (romanization)
बीरगंज (direct singular)
बीरगंज (oblique singular)
बीरगंज (singular vocative)

[biːɾ.ɡɐ̃nd͡ʒ]

Borrowed from Nepali बीरगञ्ज (bīragañj), from बीर (bīra, “Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana”) + गञ्जा (gañjā).

compound

Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana
hi:बीरगंज


जनकपुर

janakpur (romanization)
जनकपुर (direct singular)
जनकपुर (oblique singular)
जनकपुर (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Nepali जनकपुर (janakpur), from जनक (janaka) + पुर (pura). By surface analysis, जनक (janak) + -पुर (-pur).


चटगांव

hi-proper noun

चटगांव • (caṭgāmv) ? (Urdu spelling چٹگاؤں)

/t͡ʃəʈ.ɡɑ̃ː.oː/

[t͡ʃɐʈ.ɡä̃ː.oː]

Chittagong Division
Chittagong Division#English

Chittagong (a city in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh)

hi:चटगाँव (शहर)


विराटनगर

विराटनगर • (virāṭnagar) m

virāṭnagar (romanization)
विराटनगर (direct singular)
विराटनगर (oblique singular)
विराटनगर (singular vocative)

hi-ndecl

//विराट्नगर<M.sg>

/ʋɪ.ɾɑːʈ.nə.ɡəɾ/

[ʋɪ.ɾäːʈ.nɐ.ɡɐɾ]

Borrowed from Nepali बिराटनगर (birāṭnagar). By surface analysis, विराट (virāṭ) + -नगर (-nagar).

surf

Biratnagar (the capital of Koshi, Nepal)


डरबन

Borrowed from English Durban, named after Benjamin D'Urban.

Durban (a city in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)


बरिशाल

hi-proper noun

बरिशाल • (bariśāl) m

bariśāl (romanization)
बरिशाल (direct singular)
बरिशाल (oblique singular)
बरिशाल (singular vocative)

/bə.ɾɪ.ʃɑːl/

[bɐ.ɾɪ.ʃäːl]


सिडनी

Borrowed from English Sydney, named after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney.

(uncountable) Sydney (a major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia)

(uncountable) Sydney (a seaport and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island)

Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
hi:सिडनी


लेस्टर

लेस्टर • (lesṭar) m (Urdu spelling لیسٹر)

lesṭar (romanization)
لیسٹر (Urdu)
लेस्टर (direct singular)
लेस्टर (oblique singular)
लेस्टर (singular vocative)

Leicester (a city in Leicestershire, East Midlands, England)


भरतपुर

bharatpur (romanization)
भरतपुर (direct singular)
भरतपुर (oblique singular)
भरतपुर (singular vocative)

/bʱə.ɾət̪.pʊɾ/

[bʱɐ.ɾɐt̪.pʊɾ]


भक्तपुर

bhaktapur (romanization)
भक्तपुर (direct singular)
भक्तपुर (oblique singular)
भक्तपुर (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Nepali भक्तपुर (bhaktapura), from भक्त (bhakta) + पुर (pura). By surface analysis, भक्त (bhakt) + -पुर (-pur).


हेटौडा

hi-proper noun

हेटौडा • (heṭauḍā) ?

/ɦeː.ʈɔː.ɖɑː/

[ɦeː.ʈɔː.ɖäː]


घोराही

घोराही • (ghorāhī) ?

/ɡʱoː.ɾɑː.ɦiː/

[ɡʱoː.ɾäː.ɦiː]


नेपालगंज

नेपालगंज • (nepālgañj) ?

Borrowed from Nepali नेपालगञ्ज (nepālganj), from नेपाल (nepāl) + गञ्जा (gañjā).

compound

नेपाल (nepāl) + गञ्जा (gañjā)

hi:नेपालगञ्ज


जेद्दा

/d͡ʒeːd̪.d̪ɑː/

[d͡ʒeːd̪̚.d̪äː]

Jeddah (a port city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia)


विनोद

vinod (romanization)
विनोद (direct singular)
विनोद (direct plural)
विनोद (oblique singular)
विनोदों (oblique plural)
विनोद (singular vocative)
विनोदो (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विनोद (vinoda). Cognate with Marathi विनोद (vinod).


बर्मिंघम

hi-proper noun

बर्मिंघम • (barmiṅgham) m (Urdu spelling برمنگھم)

barmiṅgham (romanization)
برمنگھم (Urdu)
बर्मिंघम (direct singular)
बर्मिंघम (oblique singular)
बर्मिंघम (singular vocative)

/bəɾ.mɪŋ.ɡʱəm/

[bɐɾ.mɪ̃ŋ.ɡʱɐ̃m]

metropolitan borough
metropolitan borough

Birmingham (a major city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England)

Jefferson County
Jefferson County#English

Birmingham (a city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, United States)


अगरतला

अगरतला • (agartalā) ? (Urdu spelling اگرتلا)

/ə.ɡəɾ.t̪ə.lɑː/

[ɐ.ɡɐɾ.t̪ɐ.läː]

Borrowed from Bengali আগরতলা (agortola).

Agartala (a city, the state capital of Tripura, India)


तक्षशिला

hi-prop

तक्षशिला • (takṣaśilā) f (Urdu spelling تکشیلا)

takṣaśilā (romanization)
تکشیلا (Urdu)
तक्षशिला (direct singular)
तक्षशिला (oblique singular)
तक्षशिला (singular vocative)

/t̪ək.ʂə.ʃɪ.lɑː/

[t̪ɐk.ʃɐ.ʃɪ.läː]

Borrowed from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā, “City of Cut Stone”).

bor+

Taxila (an ancient city and archaeological site in the modern province of Punjab, Pakistan)

Taxila (a modern city in Rawalpindi district, Punjab, Pakistan)


धरान

[d̪ʱɐ.ɾä̃ːn]

Borrowed from Nepali धरान (dharān, “a place to saw timber”).


धनगढी

/d̪ʱən.ɡə.ɖʱiː/

[d̪ʱɐ̃n.ɡɐ.ɖʱiː]


कपिलवस्तु

kapilvastu (romanization)
कपिलवस्तु (direct singular)
कपिलवस्तु (oblique singular)
कपिलवस्तु (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Nepali कपिलवस्तु (kapilavastu), from Sanskrit कपिलवस्तु (kapilavastu).

Kapilavastu (a city, the administrative centre of Kapilavastu, Lumbini, Nepal)

hi:कपिलवस्तु


देहरादून

hi-proper noun

देहरादून • (dehrādūn) m (Urdu spelling دہرہ دون)

dehrādūn (romanization)
دہرہ دون (Urdu)
देहरादून (direct singular)
देहरादून (oblique singular)
देहरादून (singular vocative)

[d̪eːʱ.ɾäː.d̪ũːn]

From देहरा (dehrā, “Dera”) + दून (dūn, “Doon Valley”).

compound

Dehradun (a city, the state capital of Uttarakhand, India)


साउथॉल

hi-proper noun

साउथॉल • (sāuthŏl) ?

Borrowed from English Southall. Compare Punjabi ਸਾਊਥਾਲ (sāūthāl).

Southall (a district of London, England)


मैनचेस्टर

maincesṭar (romanization)
मैनचेस्टर (direct singular)
मैनचेस्टर (oblique singular)
मैनचेस्टर (singular vocative)

[mɛ̃ːn.t͡ʃeːs.ʈɐɾ]

hi:मैन्चेस्टर

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester#English

Manchester (a major city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in northwestern England)

Manchester (a city in New Hampshire, United States)


रेख़ता

रेख़ता • (rextā) f (Urdu spelling ریختہ)

rextā (romanization)
ریختہ (Urdu)
रेख़ता (direct singular)
रेख़ता (oblique singular)
रेख़ता (singular vocative)

/ɾeːkʰ.t̪ɑː/

[ɾeːkʰ.t̪äː]

Borrowed from Classical Persian ریخته (rēxta), form of ریختن (rēxtan).

bor+

रेख़्ता के तुम्हीं उस्ताद नहीं हो ग़ालिब
कहते हैं अगले ज़माने में कोई मीर भी था।
rextā ke tumhī̃ ustād nahī̃ ho ġālib

You are not the only master of Rekhta, Ghalib
they say in times past there was a Mir as well

kahte ha͠i agle zamāne mẽ koī mīr bhī thā.

Rekhta (A style of Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary; a mix of Persian and Khariboli)


गाँधीनगर

hi-proper noun

गाँधीनगर • (gāndhīnagar) m (Urdu spelling گاندھی نگر)

gāndhīnagar (romanization)
گاندھی نگر (Urdu)
गाँधीनगर (direct singular)
गाँधीनगर (oblique singular)
गाँधीनगर (singular vocative)

/ɡɑːn.d̪ʱiː.nə.ɡəɾ/

[ɡä̃ːn̪.d̪ʱiː.nɐ.ɡɐɾ]

Borrowed from Gujarati ગાંધીનગર (gā̃dhīnagar).

bor+

Gandhinagar (a city, the capital of Gujarat, India)


गाँधी नगर

gāndhī nagar (romanization)
गाँधी नगर (direct singular)
गाँधी नगर (oblique singular)
गाँधी नगर (singular vocative)

/ɡɑːn.d̪ʱiː nə.ɡəɾ/

[ɡä̃ːn̪.d̪ʱiː‿nɐ.ɡɐɾ]

Gandhi Nagar (a region of Delhi, Delhi, India)

hi:गाँधी नगर, दिल्ली


फ़ैज़

faiz (romanization)
فیض (Urdu)
फ़ैज़ (direct singular)
फ़ैज़ (direct plural)
फ़ैज़ (oblique singular)
फ़ैज़ों (oblique plural)
फ़ैज़ (singular vocative)
फ़ैज़ो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian فیض (fayz, “grace”), from Arabic فَيْض (fayḍ, “abundance, overflow”).


सुमात्रा

hi-proper noun

सुमात्रा • (sumātrā) m

sumātrā (romanization)
सुमात्रा (direct singular)
सुमात्रा (oblique singular)
सुमात्रा (singular vocative)

/sʊ.mɑːt̪.ɾɑː/

[sʊ.mäːt̪.ɾäː]

Borrowed from Indonesian Sumatra, from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).


सुरत थानी

सुरत थानी • (surat thānī) ?

/sʊ.ɾət̪ t̪ʰɑː.niː/

[sʊ.ɾɐt̪‿t̪ʰäː.niː]

Borrowed from Thai สุราษฎร์ธานี (sù-râat-taa-nii), from Gujarati સુરત (surat) + Thai ธานี (taa-nii), ธานี (taa-nii) from Sanskrit धानी (dhānī).

bor+

สุราษฎร์ธานี

Surat Thani (a city in Surat Thani province, Thailand)

hi:सुरत थानी प्रान्त


योग्यकार्ता

hi-proper noun

योग्यकार्ता • (yogyakārtā) m

yogyakārtā (romanization)
योग्यकार्ता (direct singular)
योग्यकार्ता (oblique singular)
योग्यकार्ता (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ (yogyakarta) / Yogyakarta, from Sanskrit योग्यकर्ता (yogyakartā), from योग्य (yogya) + कर्ता (kartā). Named after Ayodhya.

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Special Region of Yogyakarta
Special Region of Yogyakarta#English

Yogyakarta (a city in Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia)

hi:योग्यकार्ता


ताप्ती

hi-proper noun

ताप्ती • (tāptī) f

tāptī (romanization)
ताप्ती (direct singular)
ताप्ती (oblique singular)
ताप्ती (singular vocative)

From Sanskrit ताप्ती (tāptī, “Daughter of Surya”). Compare Gujarati તાપી (tāpī), Marathi तापी (tāpī).

der

Tapti River, Tapi River (a river in India)

hi:ताप्ती नदी


रंभा

hi-proper noun

रंभा • (rambhā) f (Urdu spelling رَمْبَھا)

rambhā (romanization)
رَمْبَھا (Urdu)
रंभा (direct singular)
रंभा (oblique singular)
रंभा (singular vocative)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रम्भा (rambhā).

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(Hinduism) Rambha (mythical queen of the Apsaras)


जकार्ता

hi-proper noun

जकार्ता • (jakārtā) m (Urdu spelling جکارتہ)

jakārtā (romanization)
جکارتہ (Urdu)
जकार्ता (direct singular)
जकार्ता (oblique singular)
जकार्ता (singular vocative)

/d͡ʒə.kɑːɾ.t̪ɑː/

[d͡ʒɐ.käːɾ.t̪äː]

Borrowed from Indonesian Jakarta, from Sanskrit जयकर्ता (jayakartā), from जय (jaya) + कर्ता (kartā).

Jakarta (a city, the capital of Indonesia)


वसंत

वसंत • (vasant) m (Urdu spelling وَسَنْت)

[ʋɐ.sɐ̃n̪t̪]

a male given name from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Vasant


शिनजियांग

शिनजियांग • (śinjiyāṅg) ?

/ʃɪn.d͡ʒɪ.jɑːŋɡ/

[ʃɪ̃n.d͡ʒi.jä̃ːŋɡ]

Xinjiang (an autonomous region of China)

hi:शिंजियांग


सौराष्ट्र

सौराष्ट्र • (saurāṣṭra) m

saurāṣṭra (romanization)
सौराष्ट्र (direct singular)
सौराष्ट्र (oblique singular)
सौराष्ट्र (singular vocative)

/sɔː.ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾᵊ/

[sɔː.ɾäːʂ.ʈɾᵊ]

Borrowed from Sanskrit सौराष्ट्र (saurāṣṭra), vriddhi form of सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra, literally “having good dominion”). By surface analysis, सौ (sau) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra).

surf

hi:सौराष्ट्र


अंकुर

hi-proper noun

अंकुर • (aṅkur) m

aṅkur (romanization)
अंकुर (direct singular)
अंकुर (direct plural)
अंकुर (oblique singular)
अंकुरों (oblique plural)
अंकुर (singular vocative)
अंकुरो (plural vocative)


भोजपुरी

भोजपुरी • (bhojpurī) f (Urdu spelling بھوجپوری)

bhojpurī (romanization)
بھوجپوری (Urdu)
भोजपुरी (direct singular)
भोजपुरी (oblique singular)
भोजपुरी (singular vocative)

भोजपुर (bhojpur) + -ई (-ī), named after the medieval Indian king Bhoja.


मजनूँ

मजनूँ • (majnū̃) m (Urdu spelling مجنوں)

majnū̃ (romanization)
مجنوں (Urdu)
मजनूँ (direct singular)
मजनूँ (direct plural)
मजनूँ (oblique singular)
मजनुओं (oblique plural)
मजनूँ (singular vocative)
मजनुओं (plural vocative)

मजनू मजनू#Hindi

(figurative) Alternative form of मजनू (majnū): a Romeo


लैला और मजनू

لیلی اور مجنوں

लैला और मजनू • (lailā aur majnū) m (Urdu spelling لیلی اور مجنوں)

lailā aur majnū (romanization)
لیلی اور مجنوں (Urdu)
लैला और मजनू (direct singular)
लैला और मजनू (oblique singular)
लैला और मजनू (singular vocative)

/lɛː.lɑː ɔːɾ məd͡ʒ.nuː/

[lɛː.läː‿ɔːɾ‿mɐd͡ʒ.nuː]

Calque of Classical Persian لیلی و مجنون (laylā-u-majnūn), from Arabic. Cognate with Bengali লায়লা-মজনু (laẏla-mojonu)

calque

لیلی و مجنون

hi:लैला और मजनू

Layla and Majnun (a tragic love story similar to that of Romeo and Juliet)

(figuratively) Romeo and Juliet (any pair of tragic lovers)


कैथी

kaithī (romanization)
कैथी (direct singular)
कैथी (oblique singular)
कैथी (singular vocative)

From Sanskrit कायस्थ (kāyastha, “a class of scribes”).


रोहिंग्या

hi-proper noun

रोहिंग्या • (rohiṅgyā) f (Urdu spelling روہنگیا)

rohiṅgyā (romanization)
روہنگیا (Urdu)
रोहिंग्या (direct singular)
रोहिंग्या (oblique singular)
रोहिंग्या (singular vocative)

/ɾoː.ɦɪŋ.ɡjɑː/

[ɾoː.ɦɪ̃ŋ.ɡjäː]


हिमाद्रि

हिमाद्रि • (himādri) m

himādri (romanization)
हिमाद्रि (direct singular)
हिमाद्रि (oblique singular)
हिमाद्रि (singular vocative)

/ɦɪ.mɑːd̪.ɾiː/

[ɦɪ.mäːd̪.ɾiː]

Borrowed from Sanskrit हिमाद्रि (himādri, literally “snow-peak”).

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हिमालय हिमालय#Hindi

Synonym of हिमालय (himālay, “Himalayas”)


पेन्सिलवेनिया

hi-proper noun

पेन्सिलवेनिया • (pensilveniyā) ?

Pennsylvania (a state of the United States)

hi:पेन्सिलवेनिया


श्रिया

श्रिया • (śriyā) f

śriyā (romanization)
श्रिया (direct singular)
श्रियाएँ (direct plural)
श्रिया (oblique singular)
श्रियाओं (oblique plural)
श्रिया (singular vocative)
श्रियाओ (plural vocative)

a female given name, Shriya, from Sanskrit


पाषाण

पाषाण • (pāṣāṇ) m

pāṣāṇ (romanization)
पाषाण (direct singular)
पाषाण (oblique singular)
पाषाण (singular vocative)

Pashan (a neighbourhood of Pune, Maharashtra, India)


विदर्भ

vidarbh (romanization)
विदर्भ (direct singular)
विदर्भ (oblique singular)
विदर्भ (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit विदर्भ (vidarbha), from वि (vi) + दर्भ (darbha, “Desmostachya bipinnata”).

compound

Vidarbha (a region of Maharashtra, India)


मराठवाडा

hi-proper noun

मराठवाडा • (marāṭhvāḍā) m

marāṭhvāḍā (romanization)
मराठवाडा (direct singular)
मराठवाडे (oblique singular)
मराठवाडे (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Marathi मराठवाडा (marāṭhvāḍā).

bor+

Marathwada (a region of Maharashtra, India)


व्लादिमीर

hi-proper noun

व्लादिमीर • (vlādimīr) m

Borrowed from Russian Влади́мир (Vladímir).


यरुशलम

hi-proper noun

यरुशलम • (yaruśalam) m (Urdu spelling یروشلم)

yaruśalam (romanization)
یروشلم (Urdu)
यरुशलम (direct singular)
यरुशलम (oblique singular)
यरुशलम (singular vocative)

bor+

יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

अमरीकी राष्ट्रपति डोनल्ड ट्रंप ने घोषणा की है कि अमरीका यरूशलम को इसराइल की राजधानी के रूप में मान्यता देता है.

2017 December 6, “यरूशलम इसराइल की राजधानी: डोनल्ड ट्रंप [yarūślam isrāil kī rājdhānī: ḍonalḍ ṭramp]”, in BBC Hindi:

American president Donald Trump has announced that America recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Jerusalem (a city in Israel and Palestine)


महमूद

hi-proper noun

महमूद • (mahmūd) m (Urdu spelling محمود)

mahmūd (romanization)
محمود (Urdu)
महमूद (direct singular)
महमूद (direct plural)
महमूद (oblique singular)
महमूदों (oblique plural)
महमूद (singular vocative)
महमूदो (plural vocative)


उस्मानाबाद

उस्मानाबाद • (usmānābād) m (Urdu spelling عثمان آباد)

usmānābād (romanization)
عثمان آباد (Urdu)
उस्मानाबाद (direct singular)
उस्मानाबाद (oblique singular)
उस्मानाबाद (singular vocative)

उस्मान (usmān, “Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”)

af

Osmanabad, Usmanabad (a city in Marathwada, Maharashtra, India)

Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII
hi:उस्मानाबाद


कान्हा

hi-proper noun

कान्हा • (kānhā) m

kānhā (romanization)
कान्हा (direct singular)
कान्हे (oblique singular)
कान्हे (singular vocative)

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀳 (kaṇha, “Krishna”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa). Doublet of कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa). Cognate to Gujarati કાનો (kāno), કાનુડો (kānuḍo), Assamese কানু (kanu).

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(Hinduism, sometimes affectionate) Krishna


वड़ोदरा

hi-proper noun

वड़ोदरा • (vaṛodrā) ? (Urdu spelling وڈودرا)

/ʋə.ɽoːd̪.ɾɑː/

[ʋɐ.ɽoːd̪.ɾäː]

Borrowed from Gujarati વડોદરા (vaḍodrā).

Vadodara (a large city and district of Gujarat, India)


सधुक्कड़ी

सधुक्कड़ी • (sadhukkaṛī) f (Urdu spelling سَدھُکّڑی)

sadhukkaṛī (romanization)
سَدھُکّڑی (Urdu)
सधुक्कड़ी (direct singular)
सधुक्कड़ी (oblique singular)
सधुक्कड़ी (singular vocative)

Old Hindi (a mixed language used in medieval North India by, among others, Kabir)


कन्हैया

कन्हैया • (kanhaiyā) m (Urdu spelling کنہیا)

kanhaiyā (romanization)
کنہیا (Urdu)
कन्हैया (direct singular)
कन्हैए (direct plural)
कन्हैये (direct plural)
कन्हैए (oblique singular)
कन्हैये (oblique singular)
कन्हैयों (oblique plural)
कन्हैए (singular vocative)
कन्हैये (singular vocative)
कन्हैयो (plural vocative)

Diminutive of कान्हा (kānhā), from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa).

(Hinduism, bhakti) beloved Krishna: a name for Krishna

a male given name, Kanhaiya, from Sanskrit


यमन

yaman (romanization)
یمن (Urdu)
यमन (direct singular)
यमन (oblique singular)
यमन (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian یمن (yaman), from Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman).

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Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


यमन

Unknown. Also given historically as ईमन (īman) and ऐमन (aiman).

(Indian classical music) an evening raga of the Kalyan thaat


नवाज़

navāz (romanization)
نواز (Urdu)
नवाज़ (direct singular)
नवाज़ (direct plural)
नवाज़ (oblique singular)
नवाज़ों (oblique plural)
नवाज़ (singular vocative)
नवाज़ो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian نواز (nawāz).

a male given name from Persian, equivalent to English Nawaz


नूर

hi-proper noun

नूर • (nūr) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling نور)

nūr (romanization)
نور (Urdu)
नूर (direct singular)
नूरें (direct plural)
नूर (oblique singular)
नूरों (oblique plural)
नूर (singular vocative)
नूरो (plural vocative)
नूर (direct singular)
नूर (direct plural)
नूर (oblique singular)
नूरों (oblique plural)
नूर (singular vocative)
नूरो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian نور (nūr), Arabic نُور (nūr).

bor+

a female or male given name, Noor, from Arabic


विले पार्ले

hi-proper noun

विले पार्ले • (vile pārle) ? (Urdu spelling وِلے پارْلے)

vile pārle (romanization)
وِلے پارْلے (Urdu)

वि‧ले‧पार्ले

Borrowed from Marathi विले पार्ले (vile pārle).

bor+

Vile Parle (a suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)

hi:विले पार्ले


अटलांटिक महासागर

hi-proper noun

अटलांटिक महासागर • (aṭlāṇṭik mahāsāgar) m

aṭlāṇṭik mahāsāgar (romanization)
अटलांटिक महासागर (direct singular)
अटलांटिक महासागर (oblique singular)
अटलांटिक महासागर (singular vocative)

/əʈ.lɑːɳ.ʈɪk mə.ɦɑː.sɑː.ɡəɾ/

[ɐʈ.lä̃ːɳ.ʈɪk‿mɐ.ɦäː.säː.ɡɐɾ]

hi:अटलांटिक महासागर


वोल्गा

वोल्गा • (volgā) ?


कैनबरा

कैनबरा • (kainabrā) ? (Urdu spelling کینبرا)

Borrowed from English Canberra, from Ngunawal kamberra (“meeting place”).

Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory#English

Canberra (the capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory)


ओटावा

ओटावा • (oṭāvā) ? (Urdu spelling اوٹاوا)

/oː.ʈɑː.ʋɑː/

[oː.ʈäː.ʋäː]

Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)


वेलिंग्टन

वेलिंग्टन • (veliṅgṭan) ? (Urdu spelling ویلنگٹن)

/ʋeː.lɪŋɡ.ʈən/

[ʋeː.lɪ̃ŋɡ.ʈɐ̃n]

Borrowed from English Wellington, named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

Wellington (a city, the capital city of New Zealand)

hi:वेलिंग्टन


मुरादाबाद

मुरादाबाद • (murādābād) m (Urdu spelling مراد آباد)

murādābād (romanization)
مراد آباد (Urdu)
मुरादाबाद (direct singular)
मुरादाबाद (oblique singular)
मुरादाबाद (singular vocative)

/mʊ.ɾɑː.d̪ɑː.bɑːd̪/

[mʊ.ɾäː.d̪äː.bäːd̪]

मुराद (murād, “Murad Bakhsh”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).

af

Moradabad (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


सेठ

hi-proper noun

सेठ • (seṭh) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling سیٹھ)

seṭh (romanization)
سیٹھ (Urdu)
सेठ (direct singular)
सेठ (direct plural)
सेठ (oblique singular)
सेठों (oblique plural)
सेठ (singular vocative)
सेठो (plural vocative)
सेठ (direct singular)
सेठें (direct plural)
सेठ (oblique singular)
सेठों (oblique plural)
सेठ (singular vocative)
सेठो (plural vocative)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (seṭṭha), from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráyHištʰas. Doublet of श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭh), a tatsama. Cognate to Punjabi ਸੇਠ (seṭh).


फ़रीदाबाद

hi-proper noun

फ़रीदाबाद • (farīdābād) m (Urdu spelling فرید آباد)

farīdābād (romanization)
فرید آباد (Urdu)
फ़रीदाबाद (direct singular)
फ़रीदाबाद (oblique singular)
फ़रीदाबाद (singular vocative)

/pʰə.ɾiː.d̪ɑː.bɑːd̪/

[pʰɐ.ɾiː.d̪äː.bäːd̪]

From फ़रीद (farīd, “Fariduddin Ganjshakar”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).


लोहड़ी

hi-proper noun

लोहड़ी • (lohṛī) f

lohṛī (romanization)
लोहड़ी (direct singular)
लोहड़ियाँ (direct plural)
लोहड़ी (oblique singular)
लोहड़ियों (oblique plural)
लोहड़ी (singular vocative)
लोहड़ियो (plural vocative)

Lohri (a festival celebrating the end of winter, held on January 13 in North India)


होशंगाबाद

ہوشَن٘گ آباد

होशंगाबाद • (hośaṅgābād) m (Urdu spelling ہوشَن٘گ آباد)

hośaṅgābād (romanization)
ہوشَن٘گ آباد (Urdu)
होशंगाबाद (direct singular)
होशंगाबाद (oblique singular)
होशंगाबाद (singular vocative)

/ɦoː.ʃəŋ.ɡɑː.bɑːd̪/

[ɦoː.ʃɐ̃ŋ.ɡäː.bäːd̪]

हो‧शं‧गा‧बाद

Named after Hoshang Shah, from होशंग (hośaṅg) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).

af

Hoshangabad (a city in Madhya Pradesh, India)

hi:होशंगाबाद


निज़ामाबाद

hi-proper noun

निज़ामाबाद • (nizāmābād) m (Urdu spelling نظام آباد)

nizāmābād (romanization)
نظام آباد (Urdu)
निज़ामाबाद (direct singular)
निज़ामाबाद (oblique singular)
निज़ामाबाद (singular vocative)

→ Telugu: నిజామాబాదు (nijāmābādu)

/nɪ.d͡ʒɑː.mɑː.bɑːd̪/

[nɪ.d͡ʒäː.mäː.bäːd̪]

From निज़ाम (nizām, “Nizam of Hyderabad”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).


उस्मान

hi-proper noun

उस्मान • (usmān) m (Urdu spelling عثمان)

usmān (romanization)
عثمان (Urdu)
उस्मान (direct singular)
उस्मान (direct plural)
उस्मान (oblique singular)
उस्मानों (oblique plural)
उस्मान (singular vocative)
उस्मानो (plural vocative)

उसमान उसमान#Hindi

Alternative spelling of उसमान (usmān): a male given name, Usman, from Arabic

उसमान

उसमान उसमान#Hindi

(Islam) Alternative spelling of उसमान (usmān): Uthman (third caliph and a friend of Mohammed)


मंचूरिया

मंचूरिया • (mañcūriyā) f

mañcūriyā (romanization)
मंचूरिया (direct singular)
मंचूरिया (oblique singular)
मंचूरिया (singular vocative)

Borrowed from English Manchuria, ultimately from Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ (manju).

Manchuria (a region in northeast China and southeast Russia)


रेख़ती

रेख़ती • (rextī) f

rextī (romanization)
रेख़ती (direct singular)
रेख़ती (oblique singular)
रेख़ती (singular vocative)

Rekhti (a kind of Urdu poetry written in women's speech, and using largely tadbhava vocabulary)


मीरपुर ख़ास

मीरपुर ख़ास • (mīrpur xās) m (Urdu spelling میرپور خاص)

mīrpur xās (romanization)
میرپور خاص (Urdu)
मीरपुर ख़ास (direct singular)
मीरपुर ख़ास (oblique singular)
मीरपुर ख़ास (singular vocative)

[miːɾ.pʊɾ‿kʰäːs]

मीर (mīr, “Mir (title) of Khairpur (princely state)”, the ruler of the Talpur dynasty) + -पुर (-pur) + ख़ास (xās).

af

Khairpur (princely state)
Mir (title)
Talpur


जैकबाबाद

hi-proper noun

जैकबाबाद • (jaikbābād) m (Urdu spelling جیکب آباد)

jaikbābād (romanization)
جیکب آباد (Urdu)
जैकबाबाद (direct singular)
जैकबाबाद (oblique singular)
जैकबाबाद (singular vocative)

/d͡ʒɛːk.bɑː.bɑːd̪/

[d͡ʒɛːk.bäː.bäːd̪]

Renaming of ख़ानगढ़ (xāngaṛh, “Khangarh”) to जैकब (jaikab, “John Jacob (East India Company officer)”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).

af

John Jacob (East India Company officer)
hi:जकोबाबाद


मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़

hi-proper noun

मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़ • (muzaffargaṛh) m (Urdu spelling مظفر گڑھ)

muzaffargaṛh (romanization)
مظفر گڑھ (Urdu)
मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़ (direct singular)
मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़ (oblique singular)
मुज़फ़्फ़रगढ़ (singular vocative)

/mʊ.d͡ʒəpʰ.pʰəɾ.ɡəɽʱ/

[mʊ.d͡ʒɐpʰ.pʰɐɾ.ɡɐɽʱ]

मुज़फ़्फ़र (muzaffar, “Nawab Muzaffar Khan”) + -गढ़ (-gaṛh).

af

Muzaffargarh (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)


कोरेगांव

hi-proper noun

कोरेगांव • (koregāmv) m

koregāmv (romanization)
कोरेगांव (direct singular)
कोरेगांव (oblique singular)
कोरेगांव (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Marathi कोरेगांव (koregāuva).

bor+

Koregaon (a town in Satara district, Maharashtra, India)


स्वर्णमंदिर

hi-proper noun

स्वर्णमंदिर • (svarṇmandir) m

svarṇmandir (romanization)
स्वर्णमंदिर (direct singular)
स्वर्णमंदिर (oblique singular)
स्वर्णमंदिर (singular vocative)

hi-ndecl

//स्वर्ण्मंदिर<M.sg>

/sʋəɾɳ.mən.d̪ɪɾ/

[sʋɐɾɳ.mɐ̃n̪.d̪ɪɾ]

स्वर्ण (svarṇ, “gold”) + मंदिर (mandir, “temple”).


आडवाणी

hi-proper noun

आडवाणी • (āḍvāṇī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling آڈوانی)

āḍvāṇī (romanization)
آڈوانی (Urdu)
आडवाणी (direct singular)
आडवाणी (direct plural)
आडवाणी (oblique singular)
आडवाणियों (oblique plural)
आडवाणी (singular vocative)
आडवाणियो (plural vocative)
आडवाणी (direct singular)
आडवाणियाँ (direct plural)
आडवाणी (oblique singular)
आडवाणियों (oblique plural)
आडवाणी (singular vocative)
आडवाणियो (plural vocative)

/ɑːɖ.ʋɑː.ɳiː/

[äːɖ.wäː.ɳiː]

Borrowed from Sindhi 𑊱𑋈𑋛𑋠𑋌𑋢 (āḍavāṇī) / آڏِوَاڻِي.

a surname from Sindhi, equivalent to English Advani used by Sindhi Hindus


ननकाना साहिब

ननकाना साहिब • (nankānā sāhib) ? (Urdu spelling ننکانہ صاحب)

nankānā sāhib (romanization)
ننکانہ صاحب (Urdu)

[nɐ̃n.käː.näː‿säː.ɦɪb]

Borrowed from Punjabi ਨਨਕਾਣਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ (nankāṇā sāhib) / ننکاݨہ صاحب (nankāṇā sāhib), named after Guru Nanak.

bor+

ਨਨਕਾਣਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Nankana Sahib (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)


बहावलनगर

hi-proper noun

बहावलनगर • (bahāvalnagar) m (Urdu spelling بہاولنگر)

bahāvalnagar (romanization)
بہاولنگر (Urdu)
बहावलनगर (direct singular)
बहावलनगर (oblique singular)
बहावलनगर (singular vocative)

hi-ndecl

//बहावल्नगर<M.sg>

/bə.ɦɑː.ʋəl.nə.ɡəɾ/

[bɐ.ɦäː.ʋɐl.nɐ.ɡɐɾ]

From बहावल (bahāval, “Bahawal Khan V”) + -नगर (-nagar).

af

Bahawalnagar (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)


सादिक़ाबाद

hi-proper noun

सादिक़ाबाद • (sādiqābād) m (Urdu spelling صادق آباد)

sādiqābād (romanization)
صادق آباد (Urdu)
सादिक़ाबाद (direct singular)
सादिक़ाबाद (oblique singular)
सादिक़ाबाद (singular vocative)

सादिक़ (sādiq, “Sadeq Mohammad Khan V”) + -आबाद (-ābād).

af

Sadiqabad (a city in Rahim Yar Khan district, Punjab, Pakistan)


सरगोधा

hi-proper noun

सरगोधा • (sargodhā) m (Urdu spelling سرگودھا)

/səɾ.ɡoː.d̪ʱɑː/

[sɐɾ.ɡoː.d̪ʱäː]

Borrowed from Punjabi ਸਰਗੋਧਾ (sargodhā) / سرگودھا (sargodhā), from ਸਰ (sar, “pond, pool”) + ਗੋਧਾ (godhā, “a Hindu fakir”) / سر (sr, “pond, pool”) + گودھا (godhā, “a Hindu ascetic”).


नवाबशाह

hi-proper noun

नवाबशाह • (navābśāh) m (Urdu spelling نوابشاہ)

navābśāh (romanization)
نوابشاہ (Urdu)
नवाबशाह (direct singular)
नवाबशाह (oblique singular)
नवाबशाह (singular vocative)

/nə.ʋɑːb.ʃɑːɦ/

[nɐ.ʋäːb.ʃäːʱ]

Named after Syed Nawab Shah (1843–1901).

Shaheed Benazirabad
Shaheed Benazirabad#English

Nawabshah (a city in Shaheed Benazirabad district, Sindh, Pakistan)


ख़ुशाब

ख़ुशाब • (xuśāb) m (Urdu spelling خوشاب)

xuśāb (romanization)
خوشاب (Urdu)
ख़ुशाब (direct singular)
ख़ुशाब (oblique singular)
ख़ुशाब (singular vocative)

com

ख़ुश (xuś) + आब (āb)


पाकपत्तन

hi-proper noun

पाकपत्तन • (pākpattan) m (Urdu spelling پَاکْپَتَّن)

pākpattan (romanization)
پَاکْپَتَّن (Urdu)
पाकपत्तन (direct singular)
पाकपत्तन (oblique singular)
पाकपत्तन (singular vocative)

Renaming of अजोधन (ajodhan) to पाक (pāk) + पत्तन (pattan).


शेख़ूपुरा

शेख़ूपुरा • (śexūpurā) m (Urdu spelling شيخوپورہ)

śexūpurā (romanization)
شيخوپورہ (Urdu)
शेख़ूपुरा (direct singular)
शेख़ूपुरे (oblique singular)
शेख़ूपुरे (singular vocative)

Renaming of सिंहपुरिया (sĩhpuriyā), कोट दयाल दास (koṭ dayāl dās) and वरिकगढ़ (varikgaṛh) to शेख़ू (śexū, “nickname of Jahangir”) + पुरा (purā).

com

Sheikhupura (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)


शर्मा

śarmā (romanization)
शर्मा (direct singular)
शर्मा (direct plural)
शर्मा (oblique singular)
शर्माओं (oblique plural)
शर्मा (singular vocative)
शर्माओ (plural vocative)
शर्मा (direct singular)
शर्माएँ (direct plural)
शर्मा (oblique singular)
शर्माओं (oblique plural)
शर्मा (singular vocative)
शर्माओ (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शर्मा (śarmā).

lbor

a surname, Sharma, from Sanskrit, usually used by Brahmins


लूक़ा

lūqā (romanization)
لوقا (Urdu)
लूक़ा (direct singular)
लूक़ा (oblique singular)
लूक़ा (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian لوقا (lūqā), from Arabic لُوقَا (lūqā), from Classical Syriac ܠܘܩܐ, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).


पूर्वी

hi-proper noun

पूर्वी • (pūrvī) m (Urdu spelling پوروی)

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्विन् (pūrvin). By surface analysis, पूर्व (pūrv) + -ई (-ī).

surf

(Indian classical music) an afternoon raga of the Purvi thaat

(Indian classical music) a thaat, named for its principal raga


वंदना

vandanā (romanization)
वंदना (direct singular)
वंदनाएँ (direct plural)
वंदना (oblique singular)
वंदनाओं (oblique plural)
वंदना (singular vocative)
वंदनाओ (plural vocative)

[ʋɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐ.näː]

Borrowed from Sanskrit वन्दना (vandanā).

a female given name, Vandana, from Sanskrit


ताशकंद

hi-proper noun

ताशकंद • (tāśkand) m (Urdu spelling تاشقند)

tāśkand (romanization)
تاشقند (Urdu)
ताशकंद (direct singular)
ताशकंद (oblique singular)
ताशकंद (singular vocative)

[t̪äːʃ.kɐ̃n̪d̪]

Borrowed from Classical Persian تاشکند (tāškand).

bor+

Tashkent (a city, the capital city of Uzbekistan)


बीकानेर

hi-proper noun

बीकानेर • (bīkāner) m (Urdu spelling بیکانیر)

bīkāner (romanization)
بیکانیر (Urdu)
बीकानेर (direct singular)
बीकानेर (oblique singular)
बीकानेर (singular vocative)

From बीका (bīkā, “Rao Bika, founder of the city”) + -नेर (-ner, “city, town”).

af

Bikaner district
Bikaner district#English

Bikaner Division
Bikaner Division#English

Bikaner (a city in Bikaner district, Bikaner Division, Rajasthan, India)


परमात्मा की प्रार्थना

hi-proper noun

परमात्मा की प्रार्थना • (parmātmā kī prārthnā) f

parmātmā kī prārthnā (romanization)
परमात्मा की प्रार्थना (direct singular)
परमात्मा की प्रार्थनाएँ (direct plural)
परमात्मा की प्रार्थना (oblique singular)
परमात्मा की प्रार्थनाओं (oblique plural)
परमात्मा की प्रार्थना (singular vocative)
परमात्मा की प्रार्थनाओ (plural vocative)

hi-ndecl

परमात्मा की प्रार्थना//प्रार्थ्ना<F>

/pəɾ.mɑːt̪.mɑː kiː pɾɑːɾt̪ʰ.nɑː/

[pɐɾ.mäːt̪.mäː‿kiː‿pɾäːɾt̪ʰ.näː]

hi:परमात्मा की प्रार्थना

en-परमात्मा_की_प्रार्थना-hi-name-R6RtWS3c


बंजारा

hi-proper noun

बंजारा • (bañjārā) m (Urdu spelling بنجارا)

/bən.d͡ʒɑː.ɾɑː/

[bɐ̃n.d͡ʒäː.ɾäː]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀭 (vaṇijjāra, “trader”), from Sanskrit वणिज्या (vaṇijyā́, “trade”) + कार (kāra, “doer”).

inh+

a member of the Banjara or Lambadi people, a nomadic community from northwestern South Asia


मॉरमन की पुस्तक

hi-proper noun

मॉरमन की पुस्तक • (mŏrman kī pustak) f

mŏrman kī pustak (romanization)
मॉरमन की पुस्तक (direct singular)
मॉरमन की पुस्तक (oblique singular)
मॉरमन की पुस्तक (singular vocative)


पवित्र आत्मा

पवित्र आत्मा • (pavitra ātmā) f

pavitra ātmā (romanization)
पवित्र आत्मा (direct singular)
पवित्र आत्मा (oblique singular)
पवित्र आत्मा (singular vocative)

/pə.ʋɪt̪.ɾə ɑːt̪.mɑː/

[pɐ.ʋɪt̪.ɾɐ‿äːt̪.mäː]


बहाई धर्म

बहाई धर्म • (bahāī dharm) m

bahāī dharm (romanization)
बहाई धर्म (direct singular)
बहाई धर्म (oblique singular)
बहाई धर्म (singular vocative)

/bə.ɦɑː.iː d̪ʱəɾm/

[bɐ.ɦäː.iː‿d̪ʱɐɾm]

hi:बहाई धर्म


बहाउल्लाह

बहाउल्लाह • (bahāullāh) m (Urdu spelling بہاء اللہ)

bahāullāh (romanization)
بہاء اللہ (Urdu)
बहाउल्लाह (direct singular)
बहाउल्लाह (oblique singular)
बहाउल्लाह (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian بهاءالله (bahā'ullāh), from the Arabic بَهَاءُ اللّٰه (bahāʔu allāh, literally “Glory of God”).

der

بَهَاءُ اللّٰه

hi:बहाउल्लाह


शैतानी धर्म

hi-proper noun

शैतानी धर्म • (śaitānī dharm) m

śaitānī dharm (romanization)
शैतानी धर्म (direct singular)
शैतानी धर्म (direct plural)
शैतानी धर्म (oblique singular)
शैतानी धर्मों (oblique plural)
शैतानी धर्म (singular vocative)
शैतानी धर्मो (plural vocative)

/ʃɛː.t̪ɑː.niː d̪ʱəɾm/

[ʃɛː.t̪äː.niː‿d̪ʱɐɾm]


लखन

lakhan (romanization)
लखन (direct singular)
लखन (direct plural)
लखन (oblique singular)
लखनों (oblique plural)
लखन (singular vocative)
लखनो (plural vocative)

Inherited from Prakrit लक्खण (lakkhaṇa), from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa).


बुंदेलखंड

बुंदेलखंड • (bundelkhaṇḍ) m

bundelkhaṇḍ (romanization)
बुंदेलखंड (direct singular)
बुंदेलखंड (oblique singular)
बुंदेलखंड (singular vocative)

[bʊ̃n̪.d̪eːl.kʰɐ̃ɳɖ]

From बुंदेल (bundel, “Bundel”) + खंड (khaṇḍ, “part, division”).

com

Bundelkhand (a historical region in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, India)

hi:बुंदेलखंड


कन्नौज

hi-proper noun

कन्नौज • (kannauj) m (Urdu spelling کنوج)

kannauj (romanization)
کنوج (Urdu)
कन्नौज (direct singular)
कन्नौज (oblique singular)
कन्नौज (singular vocative)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ken-der.
Sanskrit कन्य (kanya)
Sanskrit कुब्ज (kubja)
Sanskrit कन्यकुब्ज (kanyakubja)
Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kaṇṇaüjja)
Hindi कन्नौज (kannauj)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚 (kaṇṇaüjja), from Sanskrit कन्यकुब्ज (kanyakubja).

inh+

Kannauj (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)

Kannauj (a historical region of Uttar Pradesh, India)


अवध

avadh (romanization)
اودھ (Urdu)
अवध (direct singular)
अवध (oblique singular)
अवध (singular vocative)

Inherited from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā).

Awadh, Oudh (a historical region in Uttar Pradesh, India)


एडिलेड

hi-proper noun

एडिलेड • (eḍileḍ) ? (Urdu spelling ایڈیلیڈ)

Borrowed from English Adelaide, named after Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen.

Adelaide (a city, the state capital of South Australia, Australia)


ब्रिस्बेन

ब्रिस्बेन • (brisben) ? (Urdu spelling برسبین)

Borrowed from English Brisbane, named after Sir Thomas Brisbane.

Brisbane (a city, the state capital of Queensland, Australia)


गोल्ड कोस्ट

गोल्ड कोस्ट • (golḍ kosṭ) ? (Urdu spelling گولڈ کوسٹ)

golḍ kosṭ (romanization)
گولڈ کوسٹ (Urdu)

Gold Coast (a city in Queensland, Australia)

hi:गोल्ड कोस्ट, क्वींसलैंड


बेलफ़ास्ट

बेलफ़ास्ट • (belfāsṭ) ? (Urdu spelling بیلفاسٹ)

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

Belfast (a city, the capital of Northern Ireland)


मेलबॉर्न

मेलबॉर्न • (melbŏrn) ? (Urdu spelling ملبورن)

Borrowed from English Melbourne, named after William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, from the Old English Mileburne, from Old English mylen (“mill”) + burne (“stream”)).

Melbourne (a city, the state capital of Victoria, Australia)

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
hi:मेलबॉर्न


प्रिटोरिया

प्रिटोरिया • (priṭoriyā) ? (Urdu spelling پریٹوریا)

priṭoriyā (romanization)
پریٹوریا (Urdu)

/pɾɪ.ʈoː.ɾɪ.jɑː/

Borrowed from English Pretoria, named after Andries Pretorius.

Pretoria (the administrative capital of South Africa)


ग्लासगो

ग्लासगो • (glāsgo) ? (Urdu spelling گلاسگو)

Borrowed from English Glasgow, from Proto-Brythonic *glas cu (“green hollow”).

der

Glasgow (a major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland)


ऑकलैंड

hi-proper noun

ऑकलैंड • (ŏklaiṇḍ) ? (Urdu spelling آکلینڈ)


कार्डिफ़

कार्डिफ़ • (kārḍif) ? (Urdu spelling کارڈف)

Borrowed from English Cardiff, from Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”).

Cardiff (a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales)


केपटाउन

केपटाउन • (kepṭāun) ? (Urdu spelling کیپ ٹاؤن)

Cape Town (a city, the legislative capital of South Africa)


ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड

ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड • (ŏksforḍ) m (Urdu spelling اوکسفرڈ)

ŏksforḍ (romanization)
اوکسفرڈ (Urdu)
ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड (direct singular)
ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड (oblique singular)
ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड (singular vocative)

hi-ndecl

//ऑक्स्फ़ोर्ड<M.sg>

hi:ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड


क्राइस्टचर्च

hi-proper noun

क्राइस्टचर्च • (krāisṭcarc) ? (Urdu spelling کرائسٹ چرچ)

krāisṭcarc (romanization)
کرائسٹ چرچ (Urdu)

/kɾɑː.ɪsʈ.t͡ʃəɾt͡ʃ/

[kɾäː.ɪsʈ.t͡ʃɐɾt͡ʃ]

Borrowed from English Christchurch, from Christ + church.

hi:क्राइस्टचर्च

Christchurch (a city in Canterbury, New Zealand)

Christchurch (a town in Dorset, England)


पर्थ

parth (romanization)
پرتھ (Urdu)
पर्थ (direct singular)
पर्थ (oblique singular)
पर्थ (singular vocative)

Borrowed from English Perth, from Scottish Gaelic frìth (“forest, copse”).

Western Australia
Western Australia#English

Perth (a city, the state capital of Western Australia, Australia)


साउथहैंपटन

साउथहैंपटन • (sāuthhaimpṭan) m (Urdu spelling ساؤتھمپٹن)

sāuthhaimpṭan (romanization)
ساؤتھمپٹن (Urdu)
साउथहैंपटन (direct singular)
साउथहैंपटन (oblique singular)
साउथहैंपटन (singular vocative)

hi-ndecl

//साउथहैम्प्टन<M.sg>

/sɑː.ʊt̪ʰ.ɦɛːmp.ʈən/

[säː.ʊt̪ʰ.ɦɛ̃ːmp.ʈɐ̃n]

hi:साउथहैंपटन

Southampton (a city in Hampshire, England)

Southampton (a town in New York, United States)


डबलिन

Borrowed from English Dublin, from Old Irish dub (“black”) + linn (“pond”).

Dublin (a city, the capital city of Ireland)


लिवरपूल

hi-proper noun

लिवरपूल • (livarpūl) m (Urdu spelling لیورپول)

livarpūl (romanization)
لیورپول (Urdu)
लिवरपूल (direct singular)
लिवरपूल (oblique singular)
लिवरपूल (singular vocative)

Liverpool (a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England)

Liverpool (a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)


विनिपेग

विनिपेग • (vinipeg) ? (Urdu spelling ونی پیگ)

Winnipeg (the capital city of Manitoba, Canada)


कैलगरी

कैलगरी • (kailgarī) ? (Urdu spelling کیلگری)

Borrowed from English Calgary, from Scottish Gaelic cala ghearraidh.

Calgary (the largest city in Alberta, Canada)

Calgary (a village on the island of Mull, Scotland)


वैंकूवर

वैंकूवर • (va͠ikūvar) ? (Urdu spelling وینکوور)

/ʋɛ̃ː.kuː.ʋəɾ/

[ʋɛ̃ː.kuː.ʋɐɾ]

Borrowed from English Vancouver, named after George Vancouver.

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

Vancouver (a seaport, the largest city in British Columbia, Canada)

Vancouver (a city, the county seat of Clark County, Washington, United States)


होबार्ट

होबार्ट • (hobārṭ) ? (Urdu spelling ہوبارٹ)

Borrowed from English Hobart, named after Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire.

Hobart (a city, the state capital of Tasmania, Australia)


मिसिसॉगा

मिसिसॉगा • (misisŏgā) ?

Borrowed from English Mississauga, from French Mississague, from Ojibwe misizaagii (“inhabitant of large river mouth”).

der

Mississauga (a city in Peel, Ontario, Canada)


डार्विन

hi-proper noun

डार्विन • (ḍārvin) ? (Urdu spelling ڈارون)

hi:चार्ल्स डार्विन
hi:डार्विन, नॉर्थर्न टेरिटरी

Northern Territory
Northern Territory#English

Darwin (a city, the capital of the Northern Territory, Australia)


ब्रैंपटन

ब्रैंपटन • (braimpṭan) ? (Urdu spelling برامپٹن)

[bɾɛ̃ːmp.ʈɐ̃n]

Brampton (a city in Peel, Ontario, Canada)

Brampton (a village in Cumbria, England)


सरी

Borrowed from English Surrey, from Old English Sūþrigē, Sūþrigēa (“southern region”), from sūþerne (“southern”) + gē (“district, region”).

compound

Surrey (a city in Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada)


सुबोध

subodh (romanization)
सुबोध (direct singular)
सुबोध (direct plural)
सुबोध (oblique singular)
सुबोधों (oblique plural)
सुबोध (singular vocative)
सुबोधो (plural vocative)

a male given name, Subodh, from Sanskrit


गढ़वाल

hi-proper noun

गढ़वाल • (gaṛhvāl) m

gaṛhvāl (romanization)
गढ़वाल (direct singular)
गढ़वाल (oblique singular)
गढ़वाल (singular vocative)

From गढ़ (gaṛh, “fort”) + वाल (vāl, “protector, keeper (in compounds)”), the second element of which is from Sanskrit पाल (pālá).

com

Garhwal (a division of Uttarakhand, India)

United Provinces
United Provinces#English

(historical) Garhwal (a former district of Kumaon, United Provinces, India)


तिरूपुर

hi-proper noun

तिरूपुर • (tirūpur) m (Urdu spelling تیروپور)

tirūpur (romanization)
تیروپور (Urdu)
तिरूपुर (direct singular)
तिरूपुर (oblique singular)
तिरूपुर (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Tamil திருப்பூர் (tiruppūr).

bor+

Tiruppur, Tirupur (a city in Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, India)

Tiruppur, Tirupur (a district of Tamil Nadu, India)


तिरुचिरापल्ली

hi-proper noun

तिरुचिरापल्ली • (tirucirāpallī) ? (Urdu spelling تروچراپلی)

tirucirāpallī (romanization)
تروچراپلی (Urdu)

Borrowed from Tamil திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி (tiruccirāppaḷḷi).

bor+

திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி

hi:तिरुचिरापल्ली

Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchi, Trichinopoly (a city in Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, India)

Tiruchirappalli (a district of Tamil Nadu, India)


ख़ैबर पख़्तूनख़्वा

hi-proper noun

خَیبَر پَخْتُونْخوا

ख़ैबर पख़्तूनख़्वा • (xaibar paxtūnxvā) m (Urdu spelling خَیبَر پَخْتُونْخوا)

xaibar paxtūnxvā (romanization)
خَیبَر پَخْتُونْخوا (Urdu)
ख़ैबर पख़्तूनख़्वा (direct singular)
ख़ैबर पख़्तूनख़्वे (oblique singular)
ख़ैबर पख़्तूनख़्वे (singular vocative)

[xɛː.bɐɾ‿pɐx.t̪ũːn.xʋäː]

/kʰɛː.bəɾ pəkʰ.t̪uːn.kʰʋɑː/

[kʰɛː.bɐɾ‿pɐkʰ.t̪ũːn.kʰʋäː]

Borrowed from Urdu خَیْبَر پَخْتُونخْوا (xaibar paxtūnxvā).

bor+

خَیْبَر پَخْتُونخْوا

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#English

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (a province of Pakistan)


उरुमची

hi-proper noun

उरुमची • (urumcī) m

urumcī (romanization)
उरुमची (direct singular)
उरुमची (oblique singular)
उरुमची (singular vocative)

[ʊ.ɾʊ̃m.t͡ʃiː]

Ürümqi (a prefecture-level city, the capital of Xinjiang, China)


मध्यदेश

madhyadeś (romanization)
मध्यदेश (direct singular)
मध्यदेश (oblique singular)
मध्यदेश (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit मध्यदेश (madhyadeśa).

bor+

(historical) Madhyadeśa (the region comprising the Upper and Middle Gangetic plain, the historical Indo-Aryan heartland)


माले

hi-proper noun

माले • (māle) ?

Malé (a city, the capital city of the Maldives)


ओलंपिक खेल

olampik khel (romanization)
ओलंपिक खेल (direct plural)
ओलंपिक खेलों (oblique plural)
ओलंपिक खेलो (plural vocative)

hi:ओलंपिक खेल


इसमाईल

इसमाईल • (ismāīl) m (Urdu spelling اِسْمَاعِیل)

ismāīl (romanization)
اِسْمَاعِیل (Urdu)
इसमाईल (direct singular)
इसमाईल (oblique singular)
इसमाईल (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl), from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל.

der

Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ishmael.


ओलंपिक

hi-proper noun

ओलंपिक • (olampik) ? (Urdu spelling اولمپک)

ग्रीष्मकालीन ओलंपिक

शीतकालीन ओलंपिक


रामल्लाह

रामल्लाह • (rāmallāh) m (Urdu spelling رام اللہ)

rāmallāh (romanization)
رام اللہ (Urdu)
रामल्लाह (direct singular)
रामल्लाह (oblique singular)
रामल्लाह (singular vocative)

/ɾɑː.məl.lɑːɦ/

[ɾäː.mɐl.läːʱ]

Borrowed from Arabic رَام اَللّٰه (rām allāh).

bor+

رَام اَللّٰه


ओसाका

hi-proper noun

ओसाका • (osākā) ? (Urdu spelling اوساکا)

Borrowed from Japanese 大阪 (Ōsaka, “large hill”).

bor+

Osaka (the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan)

Osaka (a prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan)


प्योंगचांग

hi-proper noun

प्योंगचांग • (pyoṅgcāṅg) ?

/pjoːŋɡ.t͡ʃɑːŋɡ/

[pjõːŋɡ.t͡ʃä̃ːŋɡ]

Pyeongchang (a city and county of Gangwon Province, South Korea)

hi:प्योंगचांग काउण्टी


काओडाइ धर्म

काओडाइ धर्म • (kāoḍāi dharm) m

kāoḍāi dharm (romanization)
काओडाइ धर्म (direct singular)
काओडाइ धर्म (oblique singular)
काओडाइ धर्म (singular vocative)

/kɑː.oː.ɖɑː.ɪ d̪ʱəɾm/

[käː.oː.ɖäː.ɪ‿d̪ʱɐɾm]

काओदाइ धर्म
काओदाइ धर्म#Hindi

(religion) Alternative form of काओदाइ धर्म (kāodāi dharm): Caodaism


सियापति

siyāpati (romanization)
सियापति (direct singular)
सियापति (oblique singular)
सियापति (singular vocative)

From सिया (siyā, “Sita”) + पति (pati, “husband”), as Sita's husband.


प्योंगयांग

hi-proper noun

प्योंगयांग • (pyoṅgyāṅg) ?

/pjoːŋ.ɡjɑːŋɡ/

[pjõːŋ.ɡjä̃ːŋɡ]

Borrowed from English Pyongyang, from Korean 평양 (pyeong'yang, “flat land”).

Pyongyang (a city, the capital city of North Korea)

hi:प्योंगयांग


इंचियोन

इंचियोन • (iñciyon) m (Urdu spelling انچیون)

iñciyon (romanization)
انچیون (Urdu)
इंचियोन (direct singular)
इंचियोन (oblique singular)
इंचियोन (singular vocative)

Borrowed from English Incheon, from Korean 인천 (incheon).


काओदाइ धर्म

काओदाइ धर्म • (kāodāi dharm) m

kāodāi dharm (romanization)
काओदाइ धर्म (direct singular)
काओदाइ धर्म (oblique singular)
काओदाइ धर्म (singular vocative)

/kɑː.oː.d̪ɑː.ɪ d̪ʱəɾm/

[käː.oː.d̪äː.ɪ‿d̪ʱɐɾm]


अवहट्ठ

अवहट्ठ • (avhaṭṭh) m

avhaṭṭh (romanization)
अवहट्ठ (direct singular)
अवहट्ठ (oblique singular)
अवहट्ठ (singular vocative)

[ɐʋ.ɦɐʈ(ː)ʰ]

Borrowed from Bengali অবহট্ঠ (obohoṭṭh), ultimately from Sanskrit अपभ्रष्ट (apabhraṣṭa, “corrupted”). Related to अपभ्रंश (apabhrañś).

der

Avahattha (an Eastern Indo-Aryan Apabhramsha, the ancestor of the modern Eastern Indo-Aryan languages)


महादेव

mahādev (romanization)
महादेव (direct singular)
महादेव (oblique singular)
महादेव (singular vocative)

/mə.ɦɑː.d̪eːʋ/

[mɐ.ɦäː.d̪eːʋ]

Borrowed from Sanskrit महादेव (mahādeva).

bor+

हर हर महादेव!


सिया

hi-proper noun

सिया • (siyā) f

siyā (romanization)
सिया (direct singular)
सिया (oblique singular)
सिया (singular vocative)

Inherited from Sanskrit सीता (sītā). Doublet of सीता (sītā).


जलालाबाद

जलालाबाद • (jalālābād) m (Urdu spelling جلال آباد)

jalālābād (romanization)
جلال آباد (Urdu)
जलालाबाद (direct singular)
जलालाबाद (oblique singular)
जलालाबाद (singular vocative)

/d͡ʒə.lɑːl.ɑː.bɑːd̪/

[d͡ʒɐ.läːl.äː.bäːd̪]

Borrowed from Classical Persian جلالآباد (jalāl-ābād). By surface analysis, जलाल (jalāl, “son of Pir Roshan”) + -आबाद (-ābād).

surf

Jalalabad (a city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar, Afghanistan)


अरविंद

arvind (romanization)
अरविंद (direct singular)
अरविंद (direct plural)
अरविंद (oblique singular)
अरविंदों (oblique plural)
अरविंद (singular vocative)
अरविंदो (plural vocative)

[ɐɾ.ʋɪ̃n̪d̪]

Borrowed from Sanskrit अरविन्द (aravinda).

bor+

a male given name, Arvind, from Sanskrit


अबू धाबी

hi-proper noun

अबू धाबी • (abū dhābī) m (Urdu spelling ابو ظبی)

abū dhābī (romanization)
ابو ظبی (Urdu)
अबू धाबी (direct singular)
अबू धाबी (oblique singular)
अबू धाबी (singular vocative)

Borrowed from English Abu Dhabi, from Arabic أَبُو ظَبِي (ʔabū ẓabī).

der

Arabic أَبُو ظَبِي (ʔabū ẓabī)

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English

Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates)

Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates; capital city of Abu Dhabi emirate, United Arab Emirates)


रहीम

rahīm (romanization)
رحیم (Urdu)
रहीम (direct singular)
रहीम (direct plural)
रहीम (oblique singular)
रहीमों (oblique plural)
रहीम (singular vocative)
रहीमो (plural vocative)

(Islam) "the merciful one"; a name for Allah


भूमिपुत्र

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूमिपुत्र (bhū́miputra), from भूमि (bhū́mi) + पुत्र (putrá).

bor+

hi:भूमिपुत्र


रहमान

rahmān (romanization)
رحمن (Urdu)
रहमान (direct singular)
रहमान (direct plural)
रहमान (oblique singular)
रहमानों (oblique plural)
रहमान (singular vocative)
रहमानो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian رَحْمٰن (rahmān), Arabic رَحْمَٰن (raḥmān).


प्योंगचैंग

hi-proper noun

प्योंगचैंग • (pyoṅgcaiṅg) ?

/pjoːŋɡ.t͡ʃɛːŋɡ/

[pjõːŋɡ.t͡ʃɛ̃ːŋɡ]

प्योंगचांग प्योंगचांग#Hindi

Alternative form of प्योंगचांग (pyoṅgcāṅg)


फ़्लोरिडा

फ़्लोरिडा • (floriḍā) m (Urdu spelling فلورڈا)

floriḍā (romanization)
فلورڈا (Urdu)
फ़्लोरिडा (direct singular)
फ़्लोरिडा (oblique singular)
फ़्लोरिडा (singular vocative)

/pʰloː.ɾɪ.ɖɑː/

[pʰloː.ɾɪ.ɖäː]

hi:फ़्लोरिडा


वेदांत

वेदांत • (vedānt) m

vedānt (romanization)
वेदांत (direct singular)
वेदांत (oblique singular)
वेदांत (singular vocative)

[ʋeː.d̪ä̃ːn̪t̪]

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेदान्त (vedānta, literally “end of the Vedas”).

bor+

(Hinduism) Vedanta (a philosophy based on the Upanishads)


बापू

bāpū (romanization)
باپو (Urdu)
बापू (direct singular)
बापू (oblique singular)
बापू (singular vocative)

(usually with जी (jī)) a name for Mahatma Gandhi


नम्रता

namratā (romanization)
नम्रता (direct singular)
नम्रताएँ (direct plural)
नम्रता (oblique singular)
नम्रताओं (oblique plural)
नम्रता (singular vocative)
नम्रताओ (plural vocative)

[nɐ̃m.ɾɐ.t̪äː]

Borrowed from Sanskrit नम्रता (namratā), analyzable as नम्र (namra) + -ता (-tā).


पूर्वी पाकिस्तान

hi-proper noun

پوروی پاکستان

पूर्वी पाकिस्तान • (pūrvī pākistān) m (Urdu spelling پوروی پاکستان)

pūrvī pākistān (romanization)
پوروی پاکستان (Urdu)
पूर्वी पाकिस्तान (direct singular)
पूर्वी पाकिस्तान (oblique singular)
पूर्वी पाकिस्तान (singular vocative)

Calque of Urdu مشرقی پاکستان (maśriqī pākistān) and Bengali পূর্ব পাকিস্তান (purbô pakistan).

cal

مشرقی پاکستان

পূর্ব পাকিস্তান

East Pakistan (a former province of Pakistan, Asia)

hi:पूर्वी पाकिस्तान


पश्चिमी पाकिस्तान

hi-proper noun

پشچمی پاکستان

पश्चिमी पाकिस्तान • (paścimī pākistān) m (Urdu spelling پشچمی پاکستان)

paścimī pākistān (romanization)
پشچمی پاکستان (Urdu)
पश्चिमी पाकिस्तान (direct singular)
पश्चिमी पाकिस्तान (oblique singular)
पश्चिमी पाकिस्तान (singular vocative)

Calque of Urdu مغربی پاکستان (maġribī pākistān).

cal

مغربی پاکستان

West Pakistan (a former province of Pakistan, Asia)

hi:पश्चिमी पाकिस्तान


बुसान

hi-proper noun

बुसान • (busān) ?

Borrowed from English Busan, from Korean 부산(釜山) (Busan). Cognate with Assamese বুচান (busan), Bengali বুসান (buśan)


समीर

samīr (romanization)
سمیر (Urdu)
समीर (direct singular)
समीर (direct plural)
समीर (oblique singular)
समीरों (oblique plural)
समीर (singular vocative)
समीरो (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समीर (samīra).

lbor

a male given name, Sameer or Samir, from Sanskrit


मोड़ी

hi-proper noun

मोड़ी • (moṛī) f

moṛī (romanization)
मोड़ी (direct singular)
मोड़ी (oblique singular)
मोड़ी (singular vocative)

Assimilated from Marathi मोडी (moḍī). Literally means "bent", from मोड़ना (moṛnā, “to bend”).


अलीगढ़

अलीगढ़ • (alīgaṛh) m (Urdu spelling علی گڑھ)

alīgaṛh (romanization)
علی گڑھ (Urdu)
अलीगढ़ (direct singular)
अलीगढ़ (oblique singular)
अलीगढ़ (singular vocative)

/ə.liː.ɡəɽʱ/

[ɐ.liː.ɡɐɽʱ]

From अली (alī, “Mughal governor Najaf Ali Khan”) + -गढ़ (-gaṛh, “fort, stronghold”). In pre-Mughal times it was known as कोइल (koil).

af

Aligarh, Allygurh, Koil (a city, the administrative center of Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Aligarh (a district of Uttar Pradesh, India)

Aligarh (a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India)


मथुरा

hi-proper noun

मथुरा • (mathurā) m (Urdu spelling متھرا)

mathurā (romanization)
متھرا (Urdu)
मथुरा (direct singular)
मथुरे (oblique singular)
मथुरे (singular vocative)

/mə.t̪ʰʊ.ɾɑː/

[mɐ.t̪ʰʊ.ɾäː]

Mathura, Muttra (a city, the administrative center of Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Mathura (a district of Uttar Pradesh, India)

Mathura (a Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India)


वर्मा

varmā (romanization)
वर्मा (direct singular)
वर्मा (direct plural)
वर्मा (oblique singular)
वर्माओं (oblique plural)
वर्मा (singular vocative)
वर्माओ (plural vocative)
वर्मा (direct singular)
वर्माएँ (direct plural)
वर्मा (oblique singular)
वर्माओं (oblique plural)
वर्मा (singular vocative)
वर्माओ (plural vocative)

a surname from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Verma, used by Kāyasths or kshatriya groups from Madhya Pradesh


अंडोरा

अंडोरा • (aṇḍorā) m (Urdu spelling انڈورا)

aṇḍorā (romanization)
انڈورا (Urdu)
अंडोरा (direct singular)
अंडोरा (oblique singular)
अंडोरा (singular vocative)

/əɳ.ɖoː.ɾɑː/

[ɐ̃ɳ.ɖoː.ɾäː]


गुओमिंदांग

गुओमिंदांग • (guomindāṅg) ?

/ɡʊ.oː.mɪn.d̪ɑːŋɡ/

[ɡʊ.oː.mɪ̃n̪.d̪ä̃ːŋɡ]

Borrowed from Chinese 國民黨／国民党 (Guómíndǎng, “Nationalist Party”).

zh-l

Kuomintang (Taiwanese and earlier Chinese political party)

hi:गुओमिंदांग


रणछोड़

hi-proper noun

रणछोड़ • (raṇchoṛ) m

raṇchoṛ (romanization)
रणछोड़ (direct singular)
रणछोड़ (oblique singular)
रणछोड़ (singular vocative)

/ɾəɳ.t͡ʃʰoːɽ/

[ɾɐ̃ɳ.t͡ʃʰoːɽ]

From रण (raṇ, “battle, war”) + छोड़ना (choṛnā, “to abandon”). The name came from the legend of Jarasandha's defeat.

com

an epithet of Krishna: "one who abandons the battle"


रेख़्ता

hi-proper noun

रेख़्ता • (rextā) m

rextā (romanization)
रेख़्ता (direct singular)
रेख़्ते (oblique singular)
रेख़्ते (singular vocative)

/ɾeːkʰ.t̪ɑː/

[ɾeːkʰ.t̪äː]

रेख़ता रेख़ता#Hindi

Alternative spelling of रेख़ता (rextā): Rekhta (A style of Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary; a mix of Persian and Khariboli); poetry written in Rekhta


बाकू

Borrowed from English Baku, from Russian Баку́ (Bakú), from Azerbaijani Bakı.

Baku (a city, the capital city of Azerbaijan)


इस्तांबुल

इस्तांबुल • (istāmbul) m (Urdu spelling استنبول)

istāmbul (romanization)
استنبول (Urdu)
इस्तांबुल (direct singular)
इस्तांबुल (oblique singular)
इस्तांबुल (singular vocative)

hi:इस्तांबुल


सोची

Sochi (a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia)


दुबई

Dubai (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates)

Dubai (the capital city of Dubai emirate, United Arab Emirates)


रियाद

Ultimately from Arabic اَلرِّيَاض (ar-riyāḍ).

Riyadh (a city, the capital city of Saudi Arabia)


शारजाह

शारजाह • (śārjāh) ? (Urdu spelling شارجہ)

/ʃɑːɾ.d͡ʒɑːɦ/

[ʃäːɾ.d͡ʒäːʱ]

Borrowed from Gulf Arabic الشارجة (aš-šārja), probably with influence from Persian شارجه (šârje). Compare Arabic اَلشَّارِقَة (aš-šāriqa).

cog

اَلشَّارِقَة

Arabic اَلشَّارِقَة (aš-šāriqa)

hi:शारजाह (अमीरात)
hi:शारजाह (नगर)

Sharjah (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates)

Sharjah (the capital city of Sharjah emirate, United Arab Emirates)


व्लादिवोस्तोक

hi-proper noun

व्लादिवोस्तोक • (vlādivostok) ? (Urdu spelling ولادی وستوک)

vlādivostok (romanization)
ولادی وستوک (Urdu)

Borrowed from Russian Владивосто́к (Vladivostók).

bor+

Владивосто́к

Vladivostok (a city, the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia)

hi:व्लादिवोस्तोक


ऊफ़ा

ūfā (romanization)
اوفا (Urdu)
ऊफ़ा (direct singular)
ऊफ़े (oblique singular)
ऊफ़े (singular vocative)

Ufa (the capital and largest city of Bashkortostan, Russia)


लोकनायक

loknāyak (romanization)
लोकनायक (direct singular)
लोकनायक (oblique singular)
लोकनायक (singular vocative)

From लोक (lok, “people”) + नायक (nāyak, “leader”), literally "leader of the people".

com

Jayaprakash Narayan
w:Jayaprakash Narayan

a popular name for Jayaprakash Narayan (1902–1979), Indian activist and political leader

hi:जयप्रकाश नारायण


मोज़ांबीक

hi-proper noun

मोज़ांबीक • (mozāmbīk) m (Urdu spelling موزامبیک)

mozāmbīk (romanization)
موزامبیک (Urdu)
मोज़ांबीक (direct singular)
मोज़ांबीक (oblique singular)
मोज़ांबीक (singular vocative)

Borrowed from English Mozambique, from Portuguese Moçambique. Probably influenced by Persian موزامبیک (muzâmbik) and Arabic مُوزَامْبِيق (mōzambīq).

der

مُوزَامْبِيق

Arabic مُوزَامْبِيق (mōzambīq)

hi:मोज़ांबीक


कोठारी

hi-proper noun

कोठारी • (koṭhārī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling کوٹھاری)

koṭhārī (romanization)
کوٹھاری (Urdu)
कोठारी (direct singular)
कोठारी (direct plural)
कोठारी (oblique singular)
कोठारियों (oblique plural)
कोठारी (singular vocative)
कोठारियो (plural vocative)
कोठारी (direct singular)
कोठारियाँ (direct plural)
कोठारी (oblique singular)
कोठारियों (oblique plural)
कोठारी (singular vocative)
कोठारियो (plural vocative)

/koː.ʈʰɑː.ɾiː/

[koː.ʈʰäː.ɾiː]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀕𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀕 (koṭṭhāgāriga), from Sanskrit कोष्ठागारिक (koṣṭhāgārika, “storekeeper”).

inh

a surname, Kothari, from Sauraseni Prakrit


बग़दाद

hi-proper noun

बग़दाद • (baġdād) m (Urdu spelling بغداد)

baġdād (romanization)
بغداد (Urdu)
बग़दाद (direct singular)
बग़दाद (oblique singular)
बग़दाद (singular vocative)

/bəɣ.d̪ɑːd̪/

[bɐɣ.d̪äːd̪]

/bəɡ.d̪ɑːd̪/

[bɐɡ.d̪äːd̪]

Borrowed from Classical Persian بغداد (bağdād).

bor+

Baghdad (the capital city of Iraq)
Baghdad (a governorate of Iraq)


मूसल

Borrowed from Classical Persian موصل (mawsil), from Arabic اَلْمَوْصِل (al-mawṣil).

Mosul (the capital city of the Nineveh governorate, Iraq)


बिश्नोई

hi-proper noun

बिश्नोई • (biśnoī) ?

Perhaps from Marwari बीस (bīs, “twenty”) + नऊ (naū, “nine”) + -ई (-ī, “relational suffix”), literally “of or relating to twenty and nine”. A derivation from विष्णु (viṣṇu, “Vishnu”) has been suggested as well.


बॉलीवुड

hi-proper noun

बॉलीवुड • (bŏlīvuḍ) m (Urdu spelling بالی وڈ)

bŏlīvuḍ (romanization)
بالی وڈ (Urdu)
बॉलीवुड (direct singular)
बॉलीवुड (oblique singular)
बॉलीवुड (singular vocative)


यूनिकोड

यूनिकोड • (yūnikoḍ) m (Urdu spelling یونیکوڈ)

yūnikoḍ (romanization)
یونیکوڈ (Urdu)
यूनिकोड (direct singular)
यूनिकोड (oblique singular)
यूनिकोड (singular vocative)

Unicode (universal encoding scheme for all major scripts of the world's languages)


प्रा॰

प्राकृत प्राकृत#Hindi


पुर्त॰

पुर्तगाली पुर्तगाली#Hindi

Abbreviation of पुर्तगाली (purtagālī, “Portuguese (language)”).


कठुआ

कठुआ • (kaṭhuā) ? (Urdu spelling کٹھوعہ)

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir#English

Kathua (a city, the district headquarters of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, India)

Kathua (a district of Jammu and Kashmir, India)


उन्नाव

unnāv (romanization)
اناؤ (Urdu)
उन्नाव (direct singular)
उन्नाव (oblique singular)
उन्नाव (singular vocative)

Unnao (a city, the district headquarters of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Unnao (a district of Uttar Pradesh, India)


चेरापूंजी

चेरापूंजी • (cerāpūñjī) ?

[t͡ʃeː.ɾäː.pũːn.d͡ʒiː]

Cherrapunji, Cherrapunjee (a town in Meghalaya, India)

hi:चेरापूंजी


तिनसुकिया

तिनसुकिया • (tinsukiyā) ?

Borrowed from Assamese তিনিচুকীয়া (tinisukia).

bor+

hi:तिनसुकिया


आइज़ोल

hi-proper noun

आइज़ोल • (āizol) ? (Urdu spelling آئزور)

Aizawl (a city, the state capital of Mizoram, India)


इंफाल

इंफाल • (imphāl) ? (Urdu spelling امفال)

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯏꯝꯐꯥꯜ (ʼimphaal).

Imphal (a city, the state capital of Manipur, India)


शिलांग

शिलांग • (śilāṅg) ? (Urdu spelling شیلانگ)

Shillong (a city, the state capital of Meghalaya, India)


तेजपुर

तेजपुर • (tejpur) m (Urdu spelling تیزپور)

tejpur (romanization)
تیزپور (Urdu)
तेजपुर (direct singular)
तेजपुर (oblique singular)
तेजपुर (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Assamese তেজপুৰ (tezopur), from তেজ (tez) + পুৰ (pur).


कोहिमा

कोहिमा • (kohimā) ? (Urdu spelling کوہیما)

Borrowed from English Kohima, from Angami Kewhira.

Kohima (a city, the state capital of Nagaland, India)


ईटानगर

ईटानगर • (īṭānagar) m (Urdu spelling ایٹانگر)

īṭānagar (romanization)
ایٹانگر (Urdu)
ईटानगर (direct singular)
ईटानगर (oblique singular)
ईटानगर (singular vocative)

/iː.ʈɑː.nə.ɡəɾ/

[iː.ʈäː.nɐ.ɡɐɾ]

Borrowed from Assamese ইটানগৰ (itanogor), from ইটা (ita, “brick”) + নগৰ (nogor, “city”).

com

Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh#English

Itanagar (a city, the state capital of Arunachal Pradesh, India)


लीड्स

hi-proper noun

लीड्स • (līḍs) m

līḍs (romanization)
लीड्स (direct singular)
लीड्स (oblique singular)
लीड्स (singular vocative)

Borrowed from English Leeds, from Old English Leodis (“a Celtic kingdom”), from Latin Lādenses, of Celtic origin.

metropolitan borough
metropolitan borough

Leeds (a large city and metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England)


त्रिमूर्ति

त्रिमूर्ति • (trimūrti) m (Urdu spelling تری مورتی)

trimūrti (romanization)
تری مورتی (Urdu)
त्रिमूर्ति (direct singular)
त्रिमूर्ति (oblique singular)
त्रिमूर्ति (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit त्रिमूर्ति (trimūrti).

bor+

hi:त्रिमूर्ति


त्रिमूर्ति

trimūrti (romanization)
त्रिमूर्ति (direct singular)
त्रिमूर्ति (direct plural)
त्रिमूर्ति (oblique singular)
त्रिमूर्तियों (oblique plural)
त्रिमूर्ति (singular vocative)
त्रिमूर्तियो (plural vocative)
त्रिमूर्ति (direct singular)
त्रिमूर्तियाँ (direct plural)
त्रिमूर्ति (oblique singular)
त्रिमूर्तियों (oblique plural)
त्रिमूर्ति (singular vocative)
त्रिमूर्तियो (plural vocative)

hi:त्रिमूर्ति

a surname, equivalent to English Trimurti


ट्रंप

hi-proper noun

ट्रंप • (ṭramp) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling ٹرمپ)

ṭramp (romanization)
ٹرمپ (Urdu)
ट्रंप (direct singular)
ट्रंप (direct plural)
ट्रंप (oblique singular)
ट्रंपों (oblique plural)
ट्रंप (singular vocative)
ट्रंपो (plural vocative)
ट्रंप (direct singular)
ट्रंपें (direct plural)
ट्रंप (oblique singular)
ट्रंपों (oblique plural)
ट्रंप (singular vocative)
ट्रंपो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from English Trump. Cognate with Assamese ট্ৰাম্প (trampo), Bengali ট্রাম্প (ṭrampo)

A transliteration of the English surname Trump


तृप्ति

तृप्ति • (tŕpti) f

tŕpti (romanization)
तृप्ति (direct singular)
तृप्तियाँ (direct plural)
तृप्ति (oblique singular)
तृप्तियों (oblique plural)
तृप्ति (singular vocative)
तृप्तियो (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तृप्ति (tṛ́pti).

lbor

a female given name, Tripti or Trupti, from Sanskrit


नूह

Borrowed from Classical Persian نُوح (nūh), from Arabic نُوح (nūḥ), from Classical Syriac ܢܘܿܚ (nōḥ), from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (nōaẖ)


सिकंदराबाद

hi-proper noun

सिकंदराबाद • (sikandarābād) m (Urdu spelling سکندر آباد)

sikandarābād (romanization)
سکندر آباد (Urdu)
सिकंदराबाद (direct singular)
सिकंदराबाद (oblique singular)
सिकंदराबाद (singular vocative)

hi-ndecl

//सिकंद*राबाद<M.sg>

desc

సికింద్రాబాద్

→ Telugu: సికింద్రాబాద్ (sikindrābād)

→ English: Secunderabad

[sɪ.kɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐɾ.äː.bäːd̪]

From सिकंदर (sikandar, “Sikandar Jah”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).

af

Secunderabad (a city in Telangana, India)

Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III

hi:सिकंदराबाद


नजीबाबाद

hi-proper noun

नजीबाबाद • (najībābād) m (Urdu spelling نجیب آباد)

najībābād (romanization)
نجیب آباد (Urdu)
नजीबाबाद (direct singular)
नजीबाबाद (oblique singular)
नजीबाबाद (singular vocative)

From नजीब (najīb, “Najib ad-Dawlah”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).

af

Najibabad (a town in Uttar Pradesh, India)


फ़ैज़ाबाद

hi-proper noun

फ़ैज़ाबाद • (faizābād) m (Urdu spelling فیض آباد)

faizābād (romanization)
فیض آباد (Urdu)
फ़ैज़ाबाद (direct singular)
फ़ैज़ाबाद (oblique singular)
फ़ैज़ाबाद (singular vocative)

/pʰɛː.d͡ʒɑː.bɑːd̪/

[pʰɛː.d͡ʒäː.bäːd̪]

From फ़ैज़ (faiz, “Muhammad Faiz Bakhsh”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).

af

hi:फ़ैज़ाबाद

Faizabad (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English


शिकोहाबाद

hi-proper noun

शिकोहाबाद • (śikohābād) m (Urdu spelling شکوہ آباد)

śikohābād (romanization)
شکوہ آباد (Urdu)
शिकोहाबाद (direct singular)
शिकोहाबाद (oblique singular)
शिकोहाबाद (singular vocative)

/ʃɪ.koː.ɦɑː.bɑːd̪/

[ʃɪ.koː.ɦäː.bäːd̪]

From शिकोह (śikoh, “Dara Shukoh”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).

af

Shikohabad (a town in Uttar Pradesh, India)


फ़र्रुख़ाबाद

hi-proper noun

फ़र्रुख़ाबाद • (farruxābād) m (Urdu spelling فرخ آباد)

farruxābād (romanization)
فرخ آباد (Urdu)
फ़र्रुख़ाबाद (direct singular)
फ़र्रुख़ाबाद (oblique singular)
फ़र्रुख़ाबाद (singular vocative)

/fəɾ.ɾʊ.xɑː.bɑːd̪/

/pʰəɾ.ɾʊ.kʰɑː.bɑːd̪/

From फ़र्रुख़ (farrux, “Farrukhsiyar”) + -आबाद (-ābād, “placename suffix”).

af

Farrukhabad (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


बुलंदशहर

hi-proper noun

بُلَنْد شَہَر

बुलंदशहर • (bulandśahar) m (Urdu spelling بُلَنْد شَہَر)

bulandśahar (romanization)
بُلَنْد شَہَر (Urdu)
बुलंदशहर (direct singular)
बुलंदशहर (oblique singular)
बुलंदशहर (singular vocative)

hi-ndecl

//बुलंद्शहर<M.sg>

[bʊ.lɐ̃n̪d̪.ʃɛ.ɦɛɾ]

Renaming of its original name, बरन (baran), to literally, “high city” due to its elevation of 195 metres on the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

Bulandshahr (a city in Uttar Pradesh, India)


रहीम यार ख़ान

hi-proper noun

رحیم یار خان

रहीम यार ख़ान • (rahīm yār xān) ? (Urdu spelling رحیم یار خان)

rahīm yār xān (romanization)
رحیم یار خان (Urdu)

/ɾə.ɦiːm jɑːɾ xɑːn/

[ɾɐ.ɦĩːm‿jäːɾ‿xä̃ːn]

/ɾə.ɦiːm jɑːɾ kʰɑːn/

[ɾɐ.ɦĩːm‿jäːɾ‿kʰä̃ːn]

Rahim Yar Khan (a city in Punjab, Pakistan)

Bahawalpur (princely state)
hi:रहीम यार ख़ान


शिखर

śikhar (romanization)
शिखर (direct singular)
शिखर (direct plural)
शिखर (oblique singular)
शिखरों (oblique plural)
शिखर (singular vocative)
शिखरो (plural vocative)

a male given name, Shikhar, from Sanskrit


करिश्मा

करिश्मा • (kariśmā) f (Urdu spelling کرشمہ)

kariśmā (romanization)
کرشمہ (Urdu)
करिश्मा (direct singular)
करिश्माएँ (direct plural)
करिश्मा (oblique singular)
करिश्माओं (oblique plural)
करिश्मा (singular vocative)
करिश्माओ (plural vocative)

/kə.ɾɪʃ.mɑː/

[kɐ.ɾɪʃ.mäː]

Borrowed from Classical Persian کرشمه (kirišma).

bor+

a female given name, Karishma, from Persian


प्राच्यलवक

prācyalavak (romanization)
प्राच्यलवक (direct singular)
प्राच्यलवक (oblique singular)
प्राच्यलवक (singular vocative)

hi-ndecl

//प्राच्यल*वक<M.sg>

From प्राच्य (prācya, “archaic”) + लवक (lavak, “plastid”).


मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद

hi-proper noun

मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद • (muzaffarābād) m (Urdu spelling مظفر آباد)

muzaffarābād (romanization)
مظفر آباد (Urdu)
मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद (direct singular)
मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद (oblique singular)
मुज़फ़्फ़राबाद (singular vocative)

/mʊ.d͡ʒəpʰ.pʰə.ɾɑː.bɑːd̪/

[mʊ.d͡ʒɐpʰ.pʰɐ.ɾäː.bäːd̪]

From मुज़फ़्फ़र (muzaffar, “Sultan Muzaffar Khan”) + -आबाद (-ābād).

af

Muzaffarabad (a city, the capital of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan)


महावीर

hi-proper noun

महावीर • (mahāvīr) m

mahāvīr (romanization)
महावीर (direct singular)
महावीर (oblique singular)
महावीर (singular vocative)

/mə.ɦɑː.ʋiːɾ/

[mɐ.ɦäː.ʋiːɾ]

Borrowed from Sanskrit महावीर (mahāvīra), from महा (mahā) + वीर (vīra).

bor+

Mahavir, 24th Tirthankara of Jainism in the current avsarpini time cycle


चांपानेर

hi-proper noun

चांपानेर • (cāmpāner) m

cāmpāner (romanization)
चांपानेर (direct singular)
चांपानेर (oblique singular)
चांपानेर (singular vocative)

[t͡ʃä̃ːm.päː.neːɾ]

From चांपा (cāmpā, “general Champa”) + -नेर (-ner, “city, town”).

af

Champaner (a former city and archaeological site in Gujarat, India)


मोदी

modī (romanization)
मोदी (direct singular)
मोदी (direct plural)
मोदी (oblique singular)
मोदियों (oblique plural)
मोदी (singular vocative)
मोदियो (plural vocative)
मोदी (direct singular)
मोदियाँ (direct plural)
मोदी (oblique singular)
मोदियों (oblique plural)
मोदी (singular vocative)
मोदियो (plural vocative)

→ Chinese: 莫迪 (Mòdí)

→ English: Modi

a surname, equivalent to English Modi, traditionally held by grocer Baniyas


उस्मानी साम्राज्य

hi-proper noun

عثمانی سامراجیہ

उस्मानी साम्राज्य • (usmānī sāmrājya) m (Urdu spelling عثمانی سامراجیہ)

usmānī sāmrājya (romanization)
عثمانی سامراجیہ (Urdu)
उस्मानी साम्राज्य (direct singular)
उस्मानी साम्राज्य (oblique singular)
उस्मानी साम्राज्य (singular vocative)

[ʊs.mäː.niː‿sä̃ːm.ɾäːd͡ʒ.jᵊ]

From उस्मानी (usmānī) + साम्राज्य (sāmrājya), the former component being from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān).

af

उस्मानी (usmānī) + साम्राज्य (sāmrājya)

der

Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān)

hi:उस्मानी साम्राज्य


नेतन्याहू

hi-proper noun

नेतन्याहू • (netanyāhū) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling نیتن یاہو)

netanyāhū (romanization)
نیتن یاہو (Urdu)
नेतन्याहू (direct singular)
नेतन्याहू (direct plural)
नेतन्याहू (oblique singular)
नेतन्याहुओं (oblique plural)
नेतन्याहू (singular vocative)
नेतन्याहुओ (plural vocative)
नेतन्याहू (direct singular)
नेतन्याहुएँ (direct plural)
नेतन्याहू (oblique singular)
नेतन्याहुओं (oblique plural)
नेतन्याहू (singular vocative)
नेतन्याहुओ (plural vocative)

נְתַנְיָהוּ נתניהו#Hebrew

A transliteration of the Hebrew surname נְתַנְיָהוּ (Netanyahu)


जमशेदपुर

जमशेदपुर • (jamśedpur) m (Urdu spelling جمشید پور)

jamśedpur (romanization)
جمشید پور (Urdu)
जमशेदपुर (direct singular)
जमशेदपुर (oblique singular)
जमशेदपुर (singular vocative)

[d͡ʒɐ̃m.ʃeːd̪.pʊɾ]

Renaming of साकची (sākcī, “Sakchi”) to जमशेद (jamśed, “Jamsetji Tata”) + -पुर (-pur).


यूरोपीय संघ

hi-proper noun

यूरोपीय संघ • (yūropīya saṅgh) m

yūropīya saṅgh (romanization)
यूरोपीय संघ (direct singular)
यूरोपीय संघ (oblique singular)
यूरोपीय संघ (singular vocative)

hi:यूरोपीय संघ


सरवटे

/sə.ɾəʋ.ʈeː/

[sɐ.ɾɐʋ.ʈeː]

a surname, equivalent to English Sarvate


शिंदे

[ʃɪ̃n̪.d̪eː]

a surname from Marathi, equivalent to English Shinde


बंसल

bansal (romanization)
बंसल (direct singular)
बंसल (direct plural)
बंसल (oblique singular)
बंसलों (oblique plural)
बंसल (singular vocative)
बंसलो (plural vocative)
बंसल (direct singular)
बंसलें (direct plural)
बंसल (oblique singular)
बंसलों (oblique plural)
बंसल (singular vocative)
बंसलो (plural vocative)


असलम

aslam (romanization)
असलम (direct singular)
असलम (direct plural)
असलम (oblique singular)
असलमों (oblique plural)
असलम (singular vocative)
असलमो (plural vocative)
असलम (direct singular)
असलमें (direct plural)
असलम (oblique singular)
असलमों (oblique plural)
असलम (singular vocative)
असलमो (plural vocative)