तिखट

• तीखट (tīkhaṭ)

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (tikkha) Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa). Compare Marathi तिखट (tikhaṭ), Hindi तीखा (tīkhā).

तिखट • (tikhaṭ) (Latin script tikot, Kannada script ತಿಖಟ್)

1. spicy, hot (of taste)

From Old Marathi तिखट (tikhaṭa), तीखट (tīkhaṭa), from तीख (tīkha) +‎ -अट (-aṭa), the former from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (tikkha), from Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa, “sharp”). Compare Konkani तिखट (tikhaṭ), Gujarati તીખાશ (tīkhāś), Hindi तीखा (tīkhā), Assamese তীখৰ (tikhor).

तिखट • (tikhaṭ)

1. spicy, hot

तिखट • (tikhaṭ) n

1. chili powder

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