फ़ालतू
Hindi
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Portuguese falto (/faltu/).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /fɑːl.t̪uː/, [fäːl.t̪uː], /pʰɑːl.t̪uː/, [pʰäːl.t̪uː]
Adjective
फ़ालतू • (fāltū) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling فالتو)
- unnecessary, pointless
- Synonym: व्यर्थ (vyarth)
- मेरा फ़ालतू में इतना वक़्त क्यों बरबाद किया?
- merā fāltū mẽ itnā vaqt kyõ barbād kiyā?
- Why did you unnecessarily waste my so much time?
- bad; not nice; of poor quality
- useless, irrelevant, good-for-nothing (used for someone)
Descendants
- → Bengali: ফালতু (phaltu)
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