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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀸𑀭 (uddhāra), from Sanskrit उद्धार (uddhāra, “act of raising”). Compare Bhojpuri उधार (udhār), Marathi उधार (udhār), Assamese ধাৰ (dhar).
Pronunciation
Noun
उधार • (udhār) m (Urdu spelling ادھار)
- loan; credit (borrowed money)
इस बैंक के उधार का ब्याज दर बहुत ज़्यादा होता है।- is baiṅk ke udhār kā byāj dar bahut zyādā hotā hai.
- This bank's interest rates on loans is quite high.
- उधार लेना ― udhār lenā ― to take a loan, to borrow
- उधार देना ― udhār denā ― to lend
Declension
Declension of उधार (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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उधार
udhār
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उधार
udhār
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| oblique
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उधार
udhār
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उधारों
udhārõ
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| vocative
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उधार
udhār
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उधारो
udhāro
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Derived terms
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “उधार”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “उधार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “uddhārá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press