लाड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅 (laḍḍia), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑀸𑀟𑁆𑀬 (*lāḍya), ultimately from Sanskrit लड् (laḍ, “to play”). Compare Marathi लाड (lāḍ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɑːɽ/, [läːɽ]

Noun

लाड़ • (lāṛ) f (Urdu spelling لاڑ)

affection, endearment, love
Synonym: प्यार (pyār)

लाड़ से ― lāṛ se ― affectionately

लाड़-प्यार ― lāṛ-pyār ― affection
innocence, light-heartedness
Synonym: मासुमियत (māsumiyat)

Declension

Declension of लाड़ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लाड़ lāṛ	लाड़ें lāṛẽ
oblique	लाड़ lāṛ	लाड़ों lāṛõ
vocative	लाड़ lāṛ	लाड़ो lāṛo

Derived terms

लाड़ करना (lāṛ karnā)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “lāṛ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 892
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lāḍya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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