सर्द

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سرد (sard), from Middle Persian slt' (sard).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /səɾd̪/, [sɐɾd̪]

Adjective

सर्द • (sard) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سرد)

1. cold, frigid

   Synonym: ठंडा (ṭhaṇḍā)

   Antonym: गर्म (garm)

   सर्द हवाएँ चल रहीं हैं आजकल।

   sard havāẽ cal rahī̃ ha͠i ājkal.

   Cold winds are blowing these days.

2. uncaring, indifferent, nonchalant; lifeless

   Synonyms: सुस्त (sust), काहिल (kāhil)

References

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