URDU


Meaning of URDU in English

[ 'ʊədu: , 'ə:du: ]

■ noun an Indic language closely related to Hindi, the official language of Pakistan and widely used in India.

Origin

from Pers. (zabān-i-)urdū '(language of the) camp' (because it developed as a lingua franca after the Muslim invasions between the occupying armies and the people of Delhi), urdū being from Turkic ordu (see horde ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.