दिल्लगी

Hindi

Etymology

दिल (dil) +‎ लगी (lagī). Compare आँख-लगी (ā̃kh-lagī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪl.lə.ɡiː/, [d̪ɪl.lɐ.ɡiː]

Noun

दिल्लगी • (dillagī) f (Urdu spelling دل لگی)

1. application of heart or mind
2. attention (to)
3. inclination
4. fun, joking

   यह कोई दिल्लगी नहीं है ― yah koī dillagī nahī̃ hai ― This is no joking matter

5. making fun of, poking fun
6. attachment, friendship

Declension

Declension of दिल्लगी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दिल्लगी dillagī	दिल्लगियाँ dillagiyā̃
oblique	दिल्लगी dillagī	दिल्लगियों dillagiyõ
vocative	दिल्लगी dillagī	दिल्लगियो dillagiyo

Derived terms

• दिल्लगीबाज़ (dillagībāz, “a joker”)
• दिल्लगीबाज़ी (dillagībāzī, “light-heartedness”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दिल्लगी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 497