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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A style of Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary; a mix of Persian and Khariboli.
2. 2
   The Hindustani language, the language of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards. historical, obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

urdu

Etymology

From Hindustani ریخْتَہ (rexta) / रेख़ता (rextā), from Classical Persian ریخْتَه (rēxta).

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