Urdu

Meanings

Proper Noun

Modern Standard Urdu, an Indo-Aryan language with native speakers mainly in Pakistan and North India. It is a standardized and Persianized version of Hindustani. Also known natively to its speakers as Lashkari.

Adjective

Of or relating to the Urdu language.

Origin

From Persian اردو, from Proto-Turkic *ordu ( > Azerbaijani ordu, Turkish ordu, Turkmen oorda). Compare horde.

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