اخروٹ

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀝 (akkhoṭa), from Sanskrit अक्षोट (akṣoṭa). The خ (x) as opposed to the expected کھ (kh) is a hyperforeignism.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əx.ɾoːʈ/
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  • Rhymes: -oːʈ

Noun

اَخْروٹ • (axroṭ) m (Hindi spelling अख़रोट)

  1. walnut
  2. (Pakistan, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) a Pashtun person

Declension

Declension of اخروٹ
singular plural
direct اخروٹ (axroṭ) اخروٹ (axroṭ)
oblique اخروٹ (axroṭ) اخروٹوں (axroṭõ)
vocative اخروٹ (axroṭ) اخروٹو (axroṭo)

References

  • “اخروٹ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “اخروٹ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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