मुरदा

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mer-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás

Classical Persian مُرْدَه (murda)bor.

Hindi मुरदा (murdā)

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُرْدَه (murda), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós, from *mer- + *-tós. Doublet of मृत (mŕt) and मुआ (muā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mʊɾ.d̪ɑː/, [mʊɾ.d̪äː]

Adjective

मुरदा • (murdā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مرده)

1. dead, deceased

   Synonyms: मृत (mŕt), मरा (marā)

   Antonyms: ज़िंदा (zindā), जीवित (jīvit)

Noun

मुरदा • (murdā) m (Urdu spelling مرده)

1. corpse

   Synonyms: शव (śav), लाश (lāś)

Declension

Declension of मुरदा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मुरदा murdā	मुरदे murde
oblique	मुरदे murde	मुरदों murdõ
vocative	मुरदे murde	मुरदो murdo

Related terms

• मुरदाबाद (murdābād)