उस्ताद
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian استاد (ustād, “master”), from Middle Persian ʾwstʾt' (awestād, “master, craftsman”), from Old Persian. Compare Assamese ওস্তাদ (üstad), Bengali ওস্তাদ (ōstad), Punjabi ਉਸਤਾਦ (usatād).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editउस्ताद • (ustād) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling استاد)
- teacher
- Synonym: अध्यापक (adhyāpak)
- master, expert
- honorific title used for a great musician of Hindustani classical music
- horrific title used for a great player of pigeon-flying game
Declension
editNOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of उस्ताद (masc cons-stem)
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