लड्डू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लड्डु (laḍḍu). Compare Gujarati લાડવો (lāḍvo), લાડુ (lāḍu), Marathi लाडू (lāḍū), Punjabi ਲੱਡੂ (laḍḍū), Odia ଲଡୁ (laḍu), Bengali লাড্ডু (laḍḍu) / নাড়ু (naṛu), Sinhalese ලඩු (laḍu).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ləɖ.ɖuː/, [lɐɖ̚.ɖuː]

Noun

लड्डू • (laḍḍū) m (Urdu spelling لڈو)

laddu

Declension

Declension of *लड्डू* (masc ū-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	लड्डू laḍḍū	लड्डू laḍḍū
oblique	लड्डू laḍḍū	लड्डुओं laḍḍuõ
vocative	लड्डू laḍḍū	लड्डुओ laḍḍuo

Hypernyms

मिठाई (miṭhāī, “sweet”)