तुग़लक़

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian تغلق (tuğlaq), from Turkic. The second sense derives from Muhammad bin Tughlaq, known for his arbitrary, whimsical decisions.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ʊɣ.ləq/, [t̪ʊɣ.lɐq], /t̪ʊɡ.lək/, [t̪ʊɡ.lɐk]

Noun edit

तुग़लक़ (tuġlaqm (Urdu spelling تغلق)

  1. the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi sultanate, reigning 1320—1413 CE
  2. (idiomatic) a bizarrely capricious, madcap person

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