different between retarded vs handi

English

Etymology

From retard +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???t??d?d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?i?t??d?d/

Adjective

retarded (comparative more retarded, superlative most retarded)

1. Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded. [from 17th c.]
   • 2004, Duncan Mackay, The Observer, 8 Aug 2004:

     HGH, which was originally developed to assist children with retarded growth, is believed to be especially popular with sprinters.

2. (psychology, now offensive, dated) Having mental retardation; mentally deficient or underdeveloped.
   • 2000, Kate Connolly, The Guardian, 19 Apr 2000:

     The European Roma Rights Centre in Budapest, which is representing the children - from the north-eastern city of Ostrava - said that the education ministry and local authorities had for decades "perpetuated a system which routinely brands disproportionate numbers of Gypsies as mentally retarded".

3. (psychology, now offensive, dated) Specifically, having an IQ below 70. [from 19th c.]
4. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Extremely stupid. [from 20th c.]
   • 1988, Raymond E Feist, Faerie Tale:

     Looking at Jack, Gabbie said, "What?" "That's the Troll Bridge." She groaned at the pun. "That's retarded."

5. (physics) Designating a parameter of an electromagnetic field which is adjusted to account for the finite speed of radiation. [from 20th c.]

Translations

Verb

retarded

1. simple past tense and past participle of retard

Anagrams

• retraded

Cebuano

Etymology

From English retarded, from retard, from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman or Latin, from Old French retarder, from Latin retard?re (“to retard”), from re- + tardus (“slow”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: re?tar?ded

Adjective

retarded

1. retarded; having mental retardation; mentally deficient

Noun

retarded

1. a retard

English

Etymology

Urdu ?????? / Hindi ????? (h????)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h??ndi/
• (Indian English) IPA^(key): /??????i/

Noun

handi (plural handis)

1. A deep, narrow-mouthed vessel used in north Indian, Pakistani and Bengali cooking.

Anagrams

• Dinah, ahind

Basque

Alternative forms

• haundi (dialectal)

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *haundi. Sometimes compared to Latin grandis.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

handi (comparative handiago, superlative handien, excessive handiegi)

1. big, large

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

handi f

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of hand