Urdu

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See also: urdu, urdú, urðu, and úrdú

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (see Urdu اُرْدُو (urdū) and Hindi उर्दू (urdū)), from Classical Persian اُرْدُو (urdū), from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“army, camp”) ( > Azerbaijani ordu, Turkish ordu, Turkmen oorda). Doublet of horde and orda.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʊəˌduː/, /ˈɜːˌduː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈʊəɹduː/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

Urdu

Term Hindustani and Urdu were synonymous during first decade of the 20th century
  1. Modern Standard Urdu, an Indo-Aryan language with native speakers mainly in Pakistan and North India. It is a standardized and Persianized version of Hindustani.
    Synonyms: (obsolete) Moors, (historical) Hindustani, Rekhta, Hindvi, Dehlavi, Lahori, Lashkari, Hindi
    • 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 78:
      ‘Urdu was born in the barracks a few hundred years ago, and was spoken by soldiers. It gets its grammar from Hindi, and vocabulary from Persian.’

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Adjective

Urdu (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Urdu language.

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Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Persian اُرْدُو (urdū), from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“army, camp”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈurdu/
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  • Hyphenation: Ur‧du

Proper noun

Urdu n

  1. Urdu (language)

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Noun

Urdu n

  1. Urdu (language)

Malay

Etymology

From Classical Persian اُرْدُو (urdū), from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“army, camp”).

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Urdu

  1. Urdu (language)
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