शानदार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاندار (šān-dār), analysable as शान (śān, “splendor”) +‎ -दार (-dār).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃɑːn.d̪ɑːɾ/, [ʃä̃ːn̪.d̪äːɾ]

Adjective

शानदार • (śāndār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شاندار)

  1. splendid, glorious
    इनाम मिलने की उसे आदत नहीं थी सो मेज़ पर शानदार गुलाब देखकर वो छटपटा गई
    inām milne kī use ādat nahī̃ thī so mez par śāndār gulāb dekhkar vo chaṭapṭā gaī
    she was not used to receiving gifts, so upon seeing the splendid flowers on the table she was shocked
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.