Urdu

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उपधान (upadhā́na).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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اپدهان (updhānm (Hindi spelling उपधान) (rare)

  1. a support
  2. a pillow, cushion, that upon which one rests
  3. affection, kindness
  4. religious observance or obligation
  5. poison
  6. a footstool

Declension

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Declension of اپدهان
singular plural
direct اپدهان (updhān) اپدهان (updhān)
oblique اپدهان (updhān) اپدهانوں (updhānō̃)
vocative اپدهان (updhān) اپدهانو (updhānō)

References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “upadhān”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.