ऊर्ध्वाधर

Hindi

Etymology

From ऊर्ध्व (ūrdhva, “high”) +‎ अधर (adhar, “lower part”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /uːɾ.d̪ʱʋɑː.d̪ʱəɾ/, [uːɾ.d̪ʱʋäː.d̪ʱɐɾ]

Adjective

ऊर्ध्वाधर • (ūrdhvādhar) (indeclinable)

1. vertical

References

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