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Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian فلان (fulān), from Arabic فُلَان (fulān).
Pronunciation
Noun
فُلاں • (fulā̃) m (Hindi spelling फ़ुलां)
- a designation for something unknown
- so-and-so
- a certain thing or person
References
- “فلاں”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “فلاں”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.