🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

मजबूत

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mazboot

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sturdy/ˈstɜːr.di/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2850 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"यह बक्सा बहुत मजबूत है।"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    (Of a person or their body) strongly and solidly built.

    "He was a man of sturdy build, capable of heavy labor."
  2. 2

    (Of an object) strongly made; capable of withstanding rough treatment.

    "We need a sturdy table that can hold all the heavy equipment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'sturdi', meaning stern, brave, or violent, which likely came from Old French 'estourdi' meaning stunned, dazed, or reckless. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a psychological sense of stubbornness and hardiness to the physical sense of robust construction and durability.

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