ख़बरदार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَبَرْدَار (xabardār, “beware, aware”), from خَبَر (xabar, “news”) +‎ ـدَار (-dār). By surface analysis, ख़बर (xabar) +‎ -दार (-dār). Cognate with Punjabi ਖ਼ਬਰਦਾਰ (xabardār), Bengali খবরদার (khobordar), and Turkish haberdar.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xə.bəɾ.d̪ɑːɾ/, [xɐ.bɐɾ.d̪äːɾ], /kʰə.bəɾ.d̪ɑːɾ/, [kʰɐ.bɐɾ.d̪äːɾ]

Interjection

ख़बरदार • (xabardār) (Urdu spelling خبردار)

  1. watch out!
  2. don't you dare!

Adjective

ख़बरदार • (xabardār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خبردار)

  1. watchful
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