राहगीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رَاه‌گِیر (rāh-gīr, literally king of the road, wayfarer). By surface analysis, राह (rāh) +‎ -गीर (-gīr).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɑːɦ.ɡiːɾ/, [ɾäːʱ.ɡiːɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

राहगीर • (rāhgīrm (Urdu spelling راہْ گِیْر)

  1. traveller, wayfarer, pedestrian
    Synonyms: मुसाफ़िर (musāfir), पथिक (pathik)

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