Friend in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “friend” in Hindi is दोस्त, pronounced dost — 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 person whom one knows well and is fond of.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵéws-tōr ~ *ǵus-tr-és
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́awštā́
Proto-Iranian *jawštā́
Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 (d-u-š-t-a /dauštā/)
Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 (dwst' /dōst/)
Classical Persian دوسْت (dōst)bor.
Hindi दोस्त
Borrowed from Classical Persian دوسْت (dōst), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 (dwst' /dōst/), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 (d-u-š-t-a /dauštā/), from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́awštā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéws-tōr ~ *ǵus-tr-és, from *ǵews-.
Quick facts about “friend”
Everything we know about this word at a glance.
Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵéws-tōr ~ *ǵus-tr-és
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́awštā́
Proto-Iranian *jawštā́
Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 (d-u-š-t-a /dauštā/)
Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 (dwst' /dōst/)
Classical Persian دوسْت (dōst)bor.
Hindi दोस्त
Borrowed from Classical Persian دوسْت (dōst), from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭩 (dwst' /dōst/), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎢𐏁𐎫𐎠 (d-u-š-t-a /dauštā/), from Proto-Iranian *jawštā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́awštā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéws-tōr ~ *ǵus-tr-és, from *ǵews-.
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