Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian فیصد (fīsad, per hundred), from Persian صد (sad, hundred), cognate of Hindi सौ (sau), and itself borrowed as Hindi सद (sad).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /fiː.səd̪/, [fiː.sɐd̪], /pʰiː.səd̪/, [pʰiː.sɐd̪]

Noun

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फ़ीसद (fīsadm (Urdu spelling فیصد)

  1. percent (per cent, %)
    Synonyms: प्रतिशत (pratiśat), फ़ीसदी (fīsdī)
    छब्बीस फ़ीसदchabbīs fīsad26 percent

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