Urdu

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Etymology

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خلا (xalā, space) +‎ نورد (navard, wanderer), literally space wanderer

Pronunciation

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Noun

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خَلا نَوَرْد (xalā navardm (Hindi spelling ख़ला नवर्द)

  1. astronaut

References

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  • خلا+نورد”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • خلا+نورد”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.