तीखा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (tikkha), from Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇá, “sharp”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪iː.kʰɑː/, [t̪iː.kʰäː]
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Adjective
तीखा • (tīkhā) (Urdu spelling تِیْکھا)
- pungent, strong (having a strong, often acidic, odor)
- spicy, hot
- Synonym: मिर्ची (mircī)
- यह पनीर बहुत तीखा है, मेरी नाक इसीलिए बंद हो गई है।
- yah panīr bahut tīkhā hai, merī nāk isīlie band ho gaī hai.
- This cheese is very spicy, and I am unable to breathe because of it.
- sharp, piercing
- high, shrill (high-pitched)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | तीखा tīkhā |
तीखे tīkhe |
तीखी tīkhī |
तीखी tīkhī |
| oblique | तीखे tīkhe |
तीखे tīkhe |
तीखी tīkhī |
तीखी tīkhī |
| vocative | तीखे tīkhe |
तीखे tīkhe |
तीखी tīkhī |
तीखी tīkhī |
Derived terms
- तीखापन (tīkhāpan)
See also
| Basic tastes in Hindi · स्वाद (svād) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| मीठा (mīṭhā) | खट्टा (khaṭṭā) | नमकीन (namkīn) | कड़वा (kaṛvā) | तीखा (tīkhā) | स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ) |
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “तीखा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tīkṣṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press