Urdu
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++Ur·du /ˈʊəduː, ˈɜːduː $ ˈɜːrduː/ noun [uncountable] SLLthe official language of Pakistan, also used in India 乌尔都语〔巴基斯坦的官方语言，也用于印度〕
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Urdu• Farsi, Urdu and Hindi are also spoken.• Hindi, Urdu, and Amerindian dialects.• Eva gave up learning Urdu and listening to sitar music at breakfast.• He knew little Urdu and no Arabic.• The same is true of Urdu poetry.• There are particular Urdu words which establish the relationship between two people.Origin Urdu (1700-1800) Hindi urdu-zaban “camp language”Ur·du nounChineseSyllable
in Pakistan, also of used Corpus India official the language
Urdu
Ur‧du /ˈʊəduː, ˈɜːduː $ ˈɜːrduː/
noun [uncountable]
Ur‧du /ˈʊəduː, ˈɜːduː $ ˈɜːrduː/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: Hindi
Origin: urdu-zaban 'camp language'
the official language of Pakistan, also used in India
Language: Hindi
Origin: urdu-zaban 'camp language'