Etymology

ghodu

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Today it means: A Haryanvi or Punjabi person, usually a Hindu from the Indian states of Haryana or Punjab Full definition →

Hindi घोड़ू
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  1. Hindi · derived fromघोड़ू
  2. English todayghodu

From Hindi घोड़ू (ghoṛū), a combination of घोड़ा (ghoṛā) + -ऊ (-ū), literally meaning "horse-like." (The voiced retroflex flap is colloquially rendered in English as a "d" instead of as an "r" by Hindi transliteration.)

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