Boy in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “boy” in Hindi is लड़का, pronounced laDDaka — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
a friendly informal reference to a grown man
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Proto-New Indo-Aryan *लडिक्क (laḍikka)
Hindi लड़का
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *लडिक्क (laḍikka). Related to the lexicographically-attested Sanskrit लाडिक (lāḍika, “boy, servant”), लट्व (laṭva, “dancing boy”) लट (laṭa, “fool”), and thus may ultimately come from Sanskrit लट् (laṭ, “to act like a child”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-). Cognate to Awadhi लरिका (larikā), Bhojpuri लईका (laīkā), Bengali লেড়কা (leṛoka).
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Proto-New Indo-Aryan *लडिक्क (laḍikka)
Hindi लड़का
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *लडिक्क (laḍikka). Related to the lexicographically-attested Sanskrit लाडिक (lāḍika, “boy, servant”), लट्व (laṭva, “dancing boy”) लट (laṭa, “fool”), and thus may ultimately come from Sanskrit लट् (laṭ, “to act like a child”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-). Cognate to Awadhi लरिका (larikā), Bhojpuri लईका (laīkā), Bengali লেড়কা (leṛoka).
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