Wiktionary

फीका

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*phikka),[1] possibly related to Sanskrit फक्क (phakka). Cognate with Punjabi ਫਿੱਕ (phikka), Marathi फिके (phike).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

फीका • (phīkā) (Urdu spelling پھیکا)

  1. washed out, faint, faded
    Antonyms: रंगीन (raṅgīn), रंगीला (raṅgīlā)
    तेरा चेहरा थोड़ा सा फीका लग रहा है।
    terā cehrā thoṛā sā phīkā lag rahā hai.
    You're looking kind of pale.
    (literally, “Your face [complexion] is looking somewhat washed out [in colour].”)
  2. flavourless
    Antonyms: तीखा (tīkhā), तेज़ (tez), स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ)
    अर्सलान हमेशा कितनी फीकी चाय बनाता है।
    arsalān hameśā kitnī phīkī cāy banātā hai.
    Arsalan always makes such flavourless tea.
  3. bland, boring

Declension edit

Declension of फीका (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct फीका
phīkā 		फीके
phīke 		फीकी
phīkī 		फीकी
phīkī
oblique फीके
phīke 		फीके
phīke 		फीकी
phīkī 		फीकी
phīkī
vocative फीके
phīke 		फीके
phīke 		फीकी
phīkī 		फीकी
phīkī

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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