Honest to goodness in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “honest to goodness” in Hindi is असली, pronounced asali — 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.
Honest; truly, really; used to emphasize that a statement is true.
Etymology tree
Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)
Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)
Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy)bor.
Classical Persian اَصْلِی (aslī)bor.
Hindi असली
Borrowed from Classical Persian اَصْلِی (aslī), borrowed from Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy), from أَصْل (ʔaṣl) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
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Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl)
Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)
Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy)bor.
Classical Persian اَصْلِی (aslī)bor.
Hindi असली
Borrowed from Classical Persian اَصْلِی (aslī), borrowed from Arabic أَصْلِيّ (ʔaṣliyy), from أَصْل (ʔaṣl) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
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