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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ur•du (ŏŏr′do̅o̅, ûr′-; ŏŏr do̅o̅′, ûr-),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesone of the official languages of Pakistan, a language derived from Hindustani, used by Muslims, and written with Persian-Arabic letters.
- Turkic; see horde)
- Urdu, Hindi urdū, extracted from Persian zabān i urdū literally, language of the camp (ultimately
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Hin•du•sta•ni (hin′dŏŏ stä′nē, -stan′ē),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesa standard language and lingua franca of northern India based on a dialect of Western Hindi spoken around Delhi. Abbr.: Hind Cf. Hindi (def. 2), Urdu.
adj. - Language Varietiesof or pertaining to Hindustan, its people, or their languages.
Also, Hindoostani, Hindostani. - Persian, equivalent. to Hindūstān region of the Indus, Sind (Hindū Hindu + stān country) + -ī suffix of appurtenance
- Hindi, Urdu
- 1610–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Urdu /ˈʊəduː ˈɜː-/ n - an official language of Pakistan, also spoken in India. The script derives primarily from Persia. It belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family of languages, being closely related to Hindi but containing many Arabic and Persian loan words
Etymology: 18th Century: from Hindustani (zabāni) urdū (language of the) camp, from Persian urdū camp, from Turkish ordū |