अल्हड़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi ਅੱਲ੍ਹੜ (allhaṛ), from Prakrit *अल्लड (allaḍa, “childish”), of uncertain origin. Related to अल्लड़ (allaṛ), अलड़ (alaṛ), and अल्लढ़ (allaṛh). Cognate with Sindhi اَلَڙُ (alaṛu), Marathi अल्लड (allaḍ), Gujarati અલ્લડ (allaḍ) and Nepali अल्लड (allaḍ) / अल्लढ (allaḍh). [1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əl.ɦəɽ/, [ɐl.ɦɐɽ]

Adjective

अल्हड़ • (alhaṛ) (indeclinable)

  1. unexperienced, naive, unworldly
  2. carefree, unworried
    Synonym: मनमौजी (manmaujī)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*allaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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