تیکھا
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (tikkha), from Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa, “sharp”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪iː.kʰɑː/
Adjective edit
تِیکھا • (tīkhā) (Hindi spelling तीखा)
- pungent, strong (having a strong, often acidic, odor)
- spicy, hot
- sharp, piercing
- high, shrill (high-pitched)
See also edit
Basic tastes in Urdu · ذائِقے (zāiqe) (layout · text) | |||||
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مِیٹھا (mīṭhā) | کَھٹّا (khaṭṭā) | نَمکِین (namkīn) | کَڑوا (kaṛvā) | تِیکھا (tīkhā) | چَٹ پَٹا (caṭ-paṭā) |
References edit
- Platts, John T. (1884) “تيکها”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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- Urdu terms derived from Sanskrit
- Urdu terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Urdu terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Urdu terms derived from the Proto-Indo-Iranian root *tayǰ-
- Urdu terms inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Urdu terms derived from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Urdu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Urdu lemmas
- Urdu adjectives