लबरेज़
Hindi
Alternative forms
- लबरेज (labrej) — nuqtaless
Etymology
Etymology tree
Hindi लबरेज़ (labrez)
Borrowed from Classical Persian لَبْریز (labrēz).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ləb.ɾeːz/, [lɐb.ɾeːz], /ləb.ɾeːd͡ʒ/, [lɐb.ɾeːd͡ʒ]
Adjective
लबरेज़ • (labrez) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لَبْریز)
- brimming, filled to the brim (of a cup filled with liquid)
- 2021, Dr. K, “बुझा-बुझा सा ये माहौल संभाला जाए”, in Amar Ujala[1]:
- मैं नीलकंठ हुआ पर नहीं अघाया हूँ,
पिऊँगा यदि किया लबरेज ये प्याला जाए।- ma͠i nīlkaṇṭh huā par nahī̃ aghāyā hū̃,
piūṅgā yadi kiyā labrej ye pyālā jāe. - My throat has become blue but I am not satisfied,
I will drink if the cup is filled to the brim.
- ma͠i nīlkaṇṭh huā par nahī̃ aghāyā hū̃,
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लबरेज़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press