उस्ताद
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian استاد (ustād, “master”), from Middle Persian ʾwstʾt' (awestād, “master, craftsman”), from Old Persian. Compare Assamese ওস্তাদ (üstad), Bengali ওস্তাদ (ōstad), Punjabi ਉਸਤਾਦ (usatād).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]उस्ताद • (ustād) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling استاد)
- teacher
- Synonym: अध्यापक (adhyāpak)
- master, expert
- honorific title used for a great musician of Hindustani classical music
- horrific title used for a great player of pigeon-flying game
Declension
[edit]NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of उस्ताद (masc cons-stem)
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