హైదరాబాదు

See also: హైదరాబాద్

Telugu

Alternative forms

• హైదరాబాద్ (haidarābād)

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu حیدر آباد (haidar ābād), from حَيْدَر (haidar, “lion”) + آباد (-ābād, placename suffix). Named in honour of the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, nicknamed "Haidar" for his lion-like valour in battles.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haid̪aɾaːbaːd̪u/, [hajd̪aɾaːbaːd̪u]

Proper noun

హైదరాబాదు • (haidarābādu) ?

1. The capital and largest city of Telangana, India.
2. Hyderabad (a district of Telangana, India)
3. Hyderabad (a city in Sindh, Pakistan)