उम्दा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- उमदा (umdā)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian عمده ('omde), from Arabic عُمْدَة (ʿumda). Compare Punjabi ਉਮਦਾ (umadā) / عُمدہ (ʻumdh), Gujarati ઉમદું (umadũ), Marathi उमदे (umde), Bengali উমদা (umôda).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊm.d̪ɑː/, [ʊ̃m.d̪äː]
Adjective
उम्दा • (umdā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling عُمْدَہ)
- excellent
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “उम्दा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press