फ़ालतू

Hindi

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Portuguese falto (/⁠faltu⁠/).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

फ़ालतू • (fāltū) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling فالتو)

1. unnecessary, pointless

   Synonym: व्यर्थ (vyarth)

   मेरा फ़ालतू में इतना वक़्त क्यों बरबाद किया?

   merā fāltū mẽ itnā vaqt kyõ barbād kiyā?

   Why did you unnecessarily waste my so much time?

2. bad; not nice; of poor quality

   Synonyms: बुरा (burā), बुरी (burī), घटिया (ghaṭiyā), बेकार (bekār)

   उसे हाथ मत लगाओ, वह फ़ालतू चीज़ है

   use hāth mat lagāo, vah fāltū cīz hai

   Do not touch it, it's a bad thing.

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

   Synonyms: अनुपयोगी (anupyogī), बेकार (bekār), टाइमपास (ṭāimpās)

Descendants

• → Bengali: ফালতু (phaltu)