ख़मियाज़ा

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خمیازه (xamiyāza, yawn, stretching).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /xə.mɪ.jɑː.zɑː/, [xɐ.mi.jäː.zäː], /kʰə.mɪ.jɑː.d͡ʒɑː/, [kʰɐ.mi.jäː.d͡ʒäː]

Noun

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ख़मियाज़ा (xamiyāzām (Urdu spelling خَمیازہ)

  1. burden, punishment
    Synonym: (punishment, more formally) सज़ा (sazā)
  2. stretching

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