उम्मीदवार

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

From उम्मीद (ummīd) +‎ -वार (-vār), literally "hopeful".

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʊm.miːd̪.ʋɑːɾ/, [ʊ̃m.miːd̪.wäːɾ]

Noun edit

उम्मीदवार (ummīdvārm or f by sense (Urdu spelling امیدوار)

  1. candidate (in an election)
    मुझे किसी भी उम्मीदवार पसंद नहीं है।
    mujhe kisī bhī ummīdvār pasand nahī̃ hai.
    I don't like any of the candidates.

Declension edit

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

See also edit