लाड़ला

Hindi

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀮𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀅 (laḍḍia, “caressing”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), ultimately from Sanskrit लड् (laḍ, “to play”). Equivalent to लाड़ (lāṛ, “affection”) +‎ -ला (-lā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lɑːɽ.lɑː/, [läːɽ.läː]

Adjective

लाड़ला • (lāṛlā) (Urdu spelling لاڈلا)

1. dear, darling (affectionate address for a child)
2. loved, pampered, showered with affection

Noun

लाड़ला • (lāṛlā) m (feminine लाड़ली, Urdu spelling لاڈلا)

1. a darling, dear

Declension

Declension of लाड़ला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लाड़ला lāṛlā	लाड़ले lāṛle
oblique	लाड़ले lāṛle	लाड़लों lāṛlõ
vocative	लाड़ले lāṛle	लाड़लो lāṛlo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लाड़ला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*lāḍya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press