लफड़ा

See also: लफडे

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • लफ़ड़ा (lafṛā) — hyperforeign, colloquial

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Gujarati લફડો (laphḍo), with further etymology unknown. Compare Marathi लफडे (laphḍe).

A folk etymology claims it is borrowed from French l'affaire, which is false.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ləf.ɽɑː/, [lɐf.ɽäː], /ləpʰ.ɽɑː/, [lɐpʰ.ɽäː]

Noun

लफड़ा • (laphṛā) m (Urdu spelling لپھڑا)

  1. (originally Bombay Hindi, slang) fight, dispute, problem
    Synonyms: लड़ाई (laṛāī), झगड़ा (jhagṛā), अड़चन (aṛcan)
    यार हम कैसे लफड़े में फँस गए!
    yār ham kaise laphṛe mẽ phãs gae!
    What kind of dilemma have we landed ourselves in friend!

Declension

Declension of लफड़ा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct लफड़ा
laphṛā 		लफड़े
laphṛe
oblique लफड़े
laphṛe 		लफड़ों
laphṛõ
vocative लफड़े
laphṛe 		लफड़ो
laphṛo

References

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