अल्हड़

अल्हड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀟 (*allaḍa).[1] Cognate with Gujarati અલ્હડ (alhaḍ), Punjabi ਅੱਲ੍ਹੜ (allhaṛ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əl.ɦəɽ/, [əl̪.ɦəɽ]

Adjective

अल्हड़ • (alhaṛ) (indeclinable)

1. unexperienced, naive, unworldly
2. carefree, unworried

   Synonym: मनमौजी (manmaujī)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “*allaḍa (724)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press