इर्द-गिर्द

Hindi

Etymology

Reduplication of Classical Persian گرد (gird, “round”), which is cognate with Sanskrit वर्तते (vártate, “to turn, roll”) and probably English worth.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɪɾd̪.ɡɪɾd̪/

Adverb

इर्द-गिर्द • (ird-gird) (Urdu spelling ارد گرد)

1. around, nearby, in the vicinity

   Synonym: आस-पास (ās-pās)

Derived terms

• के इर्द-गिर्द (ke ird-gird)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इर्द-गिर्द”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press