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Hindi
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Gujarati લફડો (laphḍo), with further etymology unknown. Compare Marathi लफडे (laphḍe).
A folk etymology claims it is borrowed from French l’affaire, which is false.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ləf.ɽɑː/, , /ləpʰ.ɽɑː/,
Noun
लफड़ा • (laphṛā) m (Urdu spelling لپھڑا)
- (originally Bombay Hindi, slang) fight, dispute, problem
- Synonyms: लड़ाई (laṛāī), झगड़ा (jhagṛā)
यार हम कैसे लफड़े में फँस गए!- yār ham kaise laphṛe mẽ phãs gae!
- What kind of dilemma have we landed ourselves in friend!
Declension
Declension of लफड़ा (masc ā-stem)
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