अल्हड़

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀟 (*allaḍa).[1] Cognate with Gujarati અલ્હડ (alhaḍ), Punjabi ਅੱਲ੍ਹੜ (allhaṛ).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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अल्हड़ (alhaṛ) (indeclinable)

  1. unexperienced, naive, unworldly
  2. carefree, unworried
    Synonym: मनमौजी (manmaujī)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*allaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press