कर्कश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्कश (karkaśa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kəɾ.kəʃ/, [kɐɾ.kɐʃ]

Adjective

कर्कश • (karkaś) (indeclinable)

1. rough, sharp, screechy, harsh (sound or speech)
2. violent, quarrelsome, harsh (person)

Related terms

• कर्कशता (karkaśtā)
• कर्कशा (karkaśā)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कर्कश”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कर्कश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कर्कश”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.