दिल्लगी

Hindi

Etymology

दिल (dil) +‎ लगी (lagī). Compare आँख-लगी (ā̃kh-lagī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪl.lə.ɡiː/, [d̪ɪl.lɐ.ɡiː]

Noun

दिल्लगी • (dillagī) f (Urdu spelling دل لگی)

application of heart or mind
attention (to)
inclination
fun, joking
यह कोई दिल्लगी नहीं है ― yah koī dillagī nahī̃ hai ― This is no joking matter
making fun of, poking fun
attachment, friendship

Declension

Declension of *दिल्लगी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	दिल्लगी dillagī	दिल्लगियाँ dillagiyā̃
oblique	दिल्लगी dillagī	दिल्लगियों dillagiyõ
vocative	दिल्लगी dillagī	दिल्लगियो dillagiyo

Derived terms

दिल्लगीबाज़ (dillagībāz, “a joker”)
दिल्लगीबाज़ी (dillagībāzī, “light-heartedness”)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दिल्लगी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 497