दिक़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دق (diq).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪq/, /d̪ɪk/

Adjective

दिक़ • (diq) (Urdu spelling دق)

1. troubled, disturbed, inconvenienced
2. irritated, harassed, vexed
3. unwell, sick

Derived terms

• दिक़ कर मरना (diq kar marnā)
• दिक़ करना (diq karnā)

 

Noun

दिक़ • (diq) m (Urdu spelling دق)

1. tuberculosis

   Synonym: तपेदिक़ (tapediq)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “diqa”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “dika”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “diq”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.