Ford in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “ford” in Hindi is उथली जगह{नदी के पास}, pronounced ghaT — 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.
the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Indo-European *pértus
Proto-Germanic *furduz
Proto-West Germanic *furdu
Old English ford
English ford
From Middle English fōrd, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic *furdu, from Proto-Germanic *furduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).
Doublet of firth, fjord, and fjard, all via Old Norse; and port, distantly via Latin. Cognate with Low German Föörd, Dutch voord, German Furt, Norwegian and Danish fjord. See also forth and Persian پل (pol, “bridge”).
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Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Indo-European *pértus
Proto-Germanic *furduz
Proto-West Germanic *furdu
Old English ford
English ford
From Middle English fōrd, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic *furdu, from Proto-Germanic *furduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).
Doublet of firth, fjord, and fjard, all via Old Norse; and port, distantly via Latin. Cognate with Low German Föörd, Dutch voord, German Furt, Norwegian and Danish fjord. See also forth and Persian پل (pol, “bridge”).
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