Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بخیل (baxīl, stingy, miserly), from Arabic بَخِيل (baḵīl, stingy, skimpy).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.xiːl/, [bɐ.xiːl], /bə.kʰiːl/, [bɐ.kʰiːl]

Adjective

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बख़ील (baxīl) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بخیل)

  1. niggard, stingy, scant
    Synonym: कंजूस (kañjūs)
    • The Quran 70.20-21:
      जब उसे तक़लीफ छू भी गयी तो घबरा गया, और जब उसे ज़रा फराग़ी हासिल हुयी तो बख़ील बन बैठा
      jab use taqlīph chū bhī gayī to ghabrā gayā, aur jab use zarā pharāġī hāsil huyī to baxīl ban baiṭhā
      when one is tapped by direness he is abashed, when he attains but a tad of easiness he becomes scant

Noun

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बख़ील (baxīlm (Urdu spelling بخیل)

  1. scrooge, niggard, curmudgeon

Declension

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