Back to front in Hindi — Meaning of उल्टा (ulTa)

📖 Meaning of “back to front”

The meaning of “back to front” in Hindi is उल्टा, pronounced ulTa — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of back to front

Turned so that the back is now at the front; the wrong way around.

✍️ Back to front in a sentence

I was in such a hurry that I put my underpants on back to front.

उलटा हाथ

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Inherited from Old Hindi उलटा (ulaṭā, “opposite, reversed”), from Prakrit उल्लट्ट (ullaṭṭa, “turned over”). Related to पलटा (palṭā, “reverted, turned around”) and पलटना (palaṭnā). Cognate with Assamese ওলটা (ülota) and Old Punjabi ਉਲਟਿ (ulaṭi). Compare उलटना (ulaṭnā, “to reverse”).

Quick facts about “back to front”

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Word (English)

Back to front

Meaning in Hindi

उल्टा

Pronunciation

ulTa

Part of speech

Noun

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The Hindi meaning of "back to front" is उल्टा (ulTa).

In Devanagari script it is written as उल्टा.

It is pronounced "ulTa". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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