मशहूर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مشهور (mašhūr), from Arabic مَشْهُور (mašhūr).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /məʃ.ɦuːɾ/, [mɐʃ.ɦuːɾ]
• Rhymes: -uːɾ

Adjective

मशहूर • (maśhūr) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مشہور)

1. reputed, preeminent

   Synonyms: प्रसिद्ध (prasiddh), विख्यात (vikhyāt)

   मलयाली फिल्मों के मशहूर अभिनेता थिलकन का हृदयाघात से निधन हुआ।

   malyālī philmõ ke maśhūr abhinetā thilkan kā hŕdyāghāt se nidhan huā.

   Reputed Malayali film actor Thilkan died from a heart attack.

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मशहूर”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.