लफड़ा
See also: लफडे
Hindi
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Gujarati લફડો (laphḍo). Compare Marathi लफडे (laphḍe).
A folk etymology suggests it is borrowed from French l'affaire, which is very unlikely.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ləpʰ.ɽɑː/, [l̪əpʰ.ɽäː]
Noun
लफड़ा • (laphṛā) m (Urdu spelling لپھڑا)
- (originally Bombay Hindi, slang) fight, dispute, problem
- यार हम कैसे लफड़े में फस गए!
- yār ham kaise laphṛe mẽ phas gae!
- What kind of dilemma have we landed ourselves in friend!
- Synonyms: लड़ाई (laṛāī), झगड़ा (jhagṛā)
Declension
Declension of लफड़ा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | लफड़ा laphṛā | लफड़े laphṛe |
| oblique | लफड़े laphṛe | लफड़ों laphṛõ |
| vocative | लफड़े laphṛe | लफड़ो laphṛo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “laphṛā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press