अल्हड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀟 (*allaḍa).[1] Cognate with Gujarati અલ્હડ (alhaḍ), Punjabi ਅੱਲ੍ਹੜ (allhaṛ).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əl.ɦəɽ/, [ɐl.ɦɐɽ]

Adjective

अल्हड़ • (alhaṛ) (indeclinable)

  1. unexperienced, naive, unworldly
  2. carefree, unworried
    Synonym: मनमौजी (manmaujī)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*allaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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