This isn't really a difference in pronunciation between Hindu and Urdu as much a...

lagolinguini on June 5, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Languages of India

This isn't really a difference in pronunciation between Hindu and Urdu as much as it is a sound change that has occurred in some dialects of the Hindustani language. Both Hindi and Urdu have the consonant /z/. However in parts of India this consonant has shifted from /z/ to /dʒ/. It is considered colloquial or uneducated.

saagarjha on June 6, 2019 [–]

TIL that it's supposed to start with a "z" sound…I've always heard it be pronounced with a "j".