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Urdu in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Urdunoun
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🗣️ urdu [/ˈʊəˌduː/, /ˈɜːˌduː/, /ˈʊəɹduː/, /ˈurdu/, [u(r)du], /ˈur.du/, [ˈurdu], /uʁ.du/, /uʁˈdu/, [uɦˈdu], /uɾˈdu/, /uɻˈdu/, [uɾˈðu], /ûrdu/, /ˈuɾdu/, [ˈuɾ.ð̞u]]
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📖 Meaning of “Urdu”

The meaning of “Urdu” in Hindi is ^, pronounced urdu — 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 Urdu

the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script

✍️ Urdu in a sentence
He writes songs in Urdu.
वह उर्दू में गाने लिखता है।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Borrowed from Hindustani (see Urdu اُرْدُو (urdū) and Hindi उर्दू (urdū)), from Classical Persian اُرْدُو (urdū), from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“army, camp”) ( > Azerbaijani ordu, Turkish ordu, Turkmen oorda). Doublet of horde and orda.

Quick facts about “Urdu”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Urdu
Meaning in Hindi
^
Pronunciation
urdu
Part of speech
Noun
Word Origin (Etymology)
Borrowed from Hindustani (see Urdu اُرْدُو (urdū) and Hindi उर्दू (urdū)), from Classical Persian اُرْدُو (urdū), from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“army, camp”) ( > Azerbaijani ordu, Turkish ordu, Turkmen oorda). Doublet of horde and orda.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "Urdu" is ^ (urdu).
In Devanagari script it is written as ^.
It is pronounced "urdu". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.