उम्दा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• उमदा (umdā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عمده ('umda), from Arabic عُمْدَة (ʕumda). Compare Punjabi ਉਮਦਾ (umadā) / عُمدہ (ʻumdh), Gujarati ઉમદું (umadũ), Marathi उमदे (umde), Bengali উমদা (umoda).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊm.d̪ɑː/, [ʊ̃m.d̪äː]

Adjective

उम्दा • (umdā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling عُمْدَہ)

1. excellent

References

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