रंगरूट

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English recruit, from French recruter; see there for more. Attested since at least 1919 in Hari Kosh: A Sanskrit-Hindi and Hindi-Sanskrit Dictionary.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾəŋ.ɡɾuːʈ/, [ɾɐ̃ŋ.ɡɾuːʈ]

Noun edit

रंगरूट (raṅgrūṭm

  1. recruit (newly-enlisted soldier; novice) [from 18th c.]

Declension edit