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लालफ़ीता
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Hindi
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Declension
1.3.2
Derived terms
Hindi
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Etymology
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Calque
of
English
red tape
:
लाल
(
lāl
,
“
red
”
)
+
फ़ीता
(
fītā
,
“
tape
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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(
Delhi
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/lɑːl.fiː.t̪ɑː/
,
[läːl.fiː.t̪äː]
,
/lɑːl.pʰiː.t̪ɑː/
,
[läːl.pʰiː.t̪äː]
Noun
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लालफ़ीता
•
(
lālfītā
)
m
(
idiomatic
)
red tape
(
excessive bureaucracy
)
Declension
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Declension of
लालफ़ीता
(
masc ā-stem
)
singular
plural
direct
लालफ़ीता
lālfītā
लालफ़ीते
lālfīte
oblique
लालफ़ीते
lālfīte
लालफ़ीतों
lālfītõ
vocative
लालफ़ीते
lālfīte
लालफ़ीतो
lālfīto
Derived terms
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लालफ़ीताशाही
(
lālfītāśāhī
)
Categories
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Hindi terms calqued from English
Hindi terms derived from English
Hindi compound terms
Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation
Hindi lemmas
Hindi nouns
Hindi masculine nouns
Hindi idioms
Hindi masculine ā-stem nouns
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