تلخ
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian t’hl’ (taxl), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tákram, compare Sanskrit तक्र (tákra, “buttermilk mixed with water”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [talx]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰælx]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰälχ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | talx |
| Dari reading? | talx |
| Iranian reading? | talx |
| Tajik reading? | talx |
Adjective edit
| Dari | تلخ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | талх |
تلخ • (talx)
References edit
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 611-612
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian تلخ (talx).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
تلخ • (talx, talax) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling तल्ख़)
Derived terms edit
- تلخی (talxī)
References edit
- “تلخ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.