Urdu
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
The official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi, widely spoken across South Asia, and written in Arabic script.
“She took evening classes in urdu to communicate more easily with her neighbours.”
Pronunciation
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ur·du
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