# ustad

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #95,566

## Definitions
1. a master, especially of music, in South Asia and the Middle East

## Etymology
From Urdu استاد (ustād), from Classical Persian استاد (ustād, “master”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ustad