Laddu in Hindi — Meaning of लड्डू (laDDu)

📖 Meaning of “laddu”

The meaning of “laddu” in Hindi is लड्डू, pronounced laDDu — 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.

📘 Definition of laddu

A ball-shaped sweet made with flour and sugar, popular in the Indian subcontinent.

✍️ Laddu in a sentence

His foster-mother Yashoda caught him stealing laddus.

अत: वह गई और उसके लिए लड्डू लेकर आ गई.

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Inherited from Prakrit लड्डुअ (laḍḍua) without cluster simplification—compare Punjabi ਲੱਡੂ (laḍḍū)—, from Sanskrit लड्डुक (laḍḍuka), from लड्डु (laḍḍu, “a kind of sweetmeat”). Compare लाड़ू (lāṛū), लड़ुआ (laṛuā). Cognate with Gujarati લાડવો (lāḍvo), લાડુ (lāḍu), Marathi लाडू (lāḍū), Odia ଲଡୁ (laḍu), Bengali লাড্ডু (laḍḍu) / নাড়ু (naṛu), Sinhalese ලඩු (laḍu).

Quick facts about “laddu”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Laddu

Meaning in Hindi

लड्डू

Pronunciation

laDDu

Part of speech

Noun

Category

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Word Origin (Etymology)

Inherited from Prakrit लड्डुअ (laḍḍua) without cluster simplification—compare Punjabi ਲੱਡੂ (laḍḍū)—, from Sanskrit लड्डुक (laḍḍuka), from लड्डु (laḍḍu, “a kind of sweetmeat”). Compare लाड़ू (lāṛū), लड़ुआ (laṛuā). Cognate with Gujarati લાડવો (lāḍvo), લાડુ (lāḍu), Marathi लाडू (lāḍū), Odia ଲଡୁ (laḍu), Bengali লাড্ডু (laḍḍu) / নাড়ু (naṛu), Sinhalese ලඩු (laḍu).

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "laddu" is लड्डू (laDDu).

In Devanagari script it is written as लड्डू.

It is pronounced "laDDu". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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