URDU
Dictionary entry overview: What does Urdu mean?
• URDU (noun)
The noun URDU has 1 sense:
1. the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script
Familiarity information: URDU used as a noun is very rare.
• URDU (adjective)
The adjective URDU has 1 sense:
1. relating to the Urdu language
Familiarity information: URDU used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• URDU (noun)
Meaning:
The official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Urdu" is a kind of...):
Sanskrit; Sanskritic language ((Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes)
• URDU (adjective)
Meaning:
Relating to the Urdu language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Urdu poetry
Pertainym:
Urdu (the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script)
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