तल्ख़ी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تلخی (talxī). By surface analysis, तल्ख़ (talx) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪əl.xiː/, [t̪ɐl.xiː], /t̪əl.kʰiː/, [t̪ɐl.kʰiː]
Noun
तल्ख़ी • (talxī) f (Urdu spelling تلخی)
- bitterness, acrimony
- Synonym: कड़वापन (kaṛvāpan)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | तल्ख़ी talxī |
तल्ख़ियाँ talxiyā̃ |
| oblique | तल्ख़ी talxī |
तल्ख़ियों talxiyõ |
| vocative | तल्ख़ी talxī |
तल्ख़ियो talxiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “talkhi”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press