दोस्ताना
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian دوستانه (dustâne). Synchronically analysable as दोस्त (dost, “friend”) + -आना (-ānā). Compare Punjabi ਦੋਸਤਾਨਾ (dostānā) / دوستانہ (dostānh), Sindhi دوستاڻو / दोस्ताणो.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪oːs.t̪ɑː.nɑː/, [d̪oːs̪.t̪äː.n̪äː]
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दोस्ताना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “दोस्ताना”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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