హైదరాబాదు

Telugu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu حیدر آباد (haidar ābād), from حَيْدَر (haidar, “lion”) + آباد (-ābād, placename suffix). Named in honour of the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, nicknamed "Haidar" for his lion-like valour in battles.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /haid̪aɾaːbaːd̪u/, [hajd̪aɾaːbaːd̪u]

Proper noun

హైదరాబాదు • (haidarābādu) ?

  1. Hyderabad (the capital and largest city of Telangana, India, and de-jure capital of Andhra Pradesh)
  2. Hyderabad (a district of Telangana, India)
  3. Hyderabad (a city in Sindh, Pakistan)

References
  1. Everett-Heath, John. Concise Dictionary of World Place Names, Oxford University Press, 2005 p 223 (→ISBN)
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