दिलकश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دلکش (dilkaš, “charming”). Equivalent to दिल (dil) +‎ कश (kaś).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

दिलकश • (dilkaś) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دلکش)

1. attractive, interesting

Related terms

• दिलकशी (dilkaśī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दिलकश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press