Etymology
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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاندار (šān-dār), analysable as शान (śān, “splendor”) + -दार (-dār).
Pronunciation
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- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃɑːn.d̪ɑːɾ/, [ʃä̃ːn̪.d̪äːɾ]
Adjective
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शानदार • (śāndār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شاندار)
- splendid, glorious
इनाम मिलने की उसे आदत नहीं थी सो मेज़ पर शानदार गुलाब देखकर वो छटपटा गई- inām milne kī use ādat nahī̃ thī so mez par śāndār gulāb dekhkar vo chaṭapṭā gaī
- she was not used to receiving gifts, so upon seeing the splendid flowers on the table she was shocked
