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Synonyms of Urdu

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Another word for Urdu is Hindustani. Other synonyms of Urdu are Rekhta and Lashkari.

Synonyms and similar words for Urdu

proper nounModern Standard Urdu, an Indo-Aryan language with native speakers mainly in Pakistan and North...

  • MoorsHindustani; Urdu.
  • HindustaniThe pluricentric language of Hindi-Urdu, of which Hindi and Urdu are literary standards; the language from which Hindi...
  • RekhtaA style of Hindi-Urdu, Hindavi, or sometimes Braj or Punjabi used in poetry that linguistically adapts Persian grammar...
  • Hindvi
  • DehlaviHindustani; Hindi-Urdu.
  • Lahori
  • LashkariSynonym of Urdu.
  • Hindi

Meaning of Urdu

  1. proper noun Modern Standard Urdu, an Indo-Aryan language with native speakers mainly in Pakistan and North India. It is a standardized and Persianized version of Hindustani.
  2. adjective Of or relating to the Urdu language.

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Questions about synonyms of Urdu

What is another word for Urdu?
Urdu has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as Hindustani, Rekhta and Lashkari.
What does Urdu mean?
Urdu means modern Standard Urdu, an Indo-Aryan language with native speakers mainly in Pakistan and North India. It is a standardized and Persianized version of Hindustani.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Urdu (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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