अड़ंग-बड़ंग
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Hindi अड़ंग-बड़ंग (“at odds, incoherent (the mind or spirit)”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]अड़ंग-बड़ंग • (aṛaṅg-baṛaṅg) m (Urdu spelling اڑنگ بڑنگ)
- anything nonsensical, rubbish or wasteful
- उसके कमरे में अड़ंग-बड़ंग भरा पड़ा है। ― uske kamre mẽ aṛaṅg-baṛaṅg bharā paṛā hai. ― His room is filled with clutter.
- अड़ंग-बड़ंग मत खाया करो। ― aṛaṅg-baṛaṅg mat khāyā karo. ― Don't eat junk food.
- वो कुछ भी अड़ंग-बड़ंग बक रहा है। ― vo kuch bhī aṛaṅg-baṛaṅg bak rahā hai. ― He is babbling whole lotta nonsense.
Adjective
[edit]अड़ंग-बड़ंग • (aṛaṅg-baṛaṅg) (Urdu spelling اڑنگ بڑنگ)
Derived terms
[edit]- अड़ंग-बड़ंग करना (aṛaṅg-baṛaṅg karnā)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अड़ंग-बड़ंग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 20
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “अड़ंग-बड़ंग”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 78