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)
References edit
- Platts, John T. (1884) “تیکھا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.