फालतू

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /fɑːl.t̪uː/, [fäːl.t̪uː], /pʰɑːl.t̪uː/, [pʰäːl.t̪uː]

फालतू • (fāltū) (indeclinable)

1. nuqtaless form of फ़ालतू (fāltū)

Borrowed from Portuguese falto (/⁠faltu⁠/).

• IPA^(key): /pʰal.t̪u/, [pʰal.t̪uː]

फालतू • (phāltū) (indeclinable) (informal, colloquial)

1. unnecessary, pointless, unimportant, trifling

   Synonyms: व्यर्थ (vyartha), निरर्थक (nirarthak), बेकार (bekār)

2. surplus, excess

   Synonyms: अधिक (adhik), जास्त (jāsta)

3. bad; not nice; of poor quality

   Synonyms: फडतूस (phaḍtūs), वाईट (vāīṭ), बेकार (bekār)

4. useless, irrelevant, good-for-nothing (used for someone)

• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “फालतू”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “फालतू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies