लफड़ा
See also: लफडे
Hindi
editEtymology
editProbably borrowed from Gujarati લફડો (laphḍo). Compare Marathi लफडे (laphḍe).
A folk etymology suggests it is borrowed from French l’affaire, which is very unlikely.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editलफड़ा • (laphṛā) m (Urdu spelling لپھڑا)
- (originally Bombay Hindi, slang) fight, dispute, problem
Declension
editDeclension of लफड़ा (masc ā-stem)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “laphṛā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press