ख़्वाहिश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خواهش (xwāhiš). Cognate with Bengali খাহিশ (khahiś)

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xɑː.ɦɪʃ/, [xäː.ɦɪʃ], /kʰɑː.ɦɪʃ/, [kʰäː.ɦɪʃ], /xʋɑː.ɦɪʃ/, [xʋäː.ɦɪʃ], /kʰʋɑː.ɦɪʃ/, [kʰʋäː.ɦɪʃ]

Noun

ख़्वाहिश • (xvāhiśf (Urdu spelling خواہش)

  1. wish
  2. desire
  3. want

Declension

Declension of ख़्वाहिश (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ख़्वाहिश
xvāhiś
ख़्वाहिशें
xvāhiśẽ
oblique ख़्वाहिश
xvāhiś
ख़्वाहिशों
xvāhiśõ
vocative ख़्वाहिश
xvāhiś
ख़्वाहिशो
xvāhiśo

Synonyms