بدھائی
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi बधाई (badhāī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bə.d̪ʱɑː.iː/
Noun
بَدھائی • (badhāī) f (Hindi spelling बधाई) (Sanskritanised speech, India)
- congratulations, greetings
- Synonyms: خوش آمْدِید (xoś āmdīd), سْواگَت (svāgat), مُبارَک باد (mubārak bād)
- happy (used in greetings, e.g. happy anniversary, happy birthday)
- felicitations, compliments