دلکش
Persian
Etymology
From دل (del, “heart”) + کش (keš, present stem of کشیدن (kešidan, “to draw, to pull”)).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /dil.ˈkaʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [d̪ɪl.kʰǽʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [d̪el.kʰʲéʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [d̪il.kʰǽʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | dilkaš |
| Dari reading? | dilkaš |
| Iranian reading? | delkeš |
| Tajik reading? | dilkaš |
Adjective
دلکش • (delkeš)
- attractive, charming, winsome
- لبخند دلکش ― labxand-e delkeš ― winning smile
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “دلکش”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim