तुर्श

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ترش (turš), from Proto-Iranian *tr̥fšah, of an uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥psas, from Proto-Indo-European *terp- (“to congeal; to curdle”), whence Lithuanian tirpstù, tir̃pti (“to coagulate, stiffen”), Latin torpeō (“to be stiff”), perhaps Proto-Germanic *þerbaz (“unleavened”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʊɾʃ/

Noun

तुर्श • (turś) m (Urdu spelling ترش)

1. acidic, sour, tart
2. bad-tempered
3. morose

Declension

Declension of तुर्श (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तुर्श turś	तुर्श turś
oblique	तुर्श turś	तुर्शों turśõ
vocative	तुर्श turś	तुर्शो turśo

Derived terms

• तुर्शमिज़ाज (turśamizāj)
• तुर्शरूई (turśarūī)
• तुर्शाना (turśānā)

 

Related terms

• तुर्शाई (turśāī)
• तुर्शी (turśī)