दिलदार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دلدار (dil-dâr). By surface analysis, दिल (dil) +‎ -दार (-dār). Cognate with Bengali দিলদার (dildar).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪl.d̪ɑːɾ/, [d̪ɪl.d̪äːɾ]

Adjective

दिलदार • (dildār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دلدار)

1. large-hearted, beloved

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दिलदार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press