ख़ुश

ख़ुश

See also: ख़ुशनुमा and ख़ुशी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خوش‎ (xoš).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /xʊʃ/, /kʰʊʃ/

Adjective

ख़ुश • (xuś) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خوش‎)

1. happy, glad, gay, pleased, merry, cheerful, pleasant, delighted

   Synonyms: प्रसन्न (prasanna), मुदित (mudit), हर्षित (harṣit), सुखी (sukhī)

2. good, excellent, elegant

   Synonyms: उत्तम (uttam), साधु (sādhu), अच्छा (acchā)

3. healthy, wholesome

   Synonyms: पूर्ण (pūrṇ), स्वस्थ (svasth)

4. agreeable, acceptable, affable, amiable, content, willing
5. prosperous, well off, flourishing

   Synonyms: धनी (dhanī), धनाढ्य (dhanāḍhya), धनवान (dhanvān), अमीर (amīr), सुखी (sukhī)

6. sweet, delicious

   Synonyms: स्वादु (svādu), स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ), ज़ायक़ेदार (zāyqedār), मज़ेदार (mazedār), लज़ीज़ (lazīz)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “खुश”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “ख़ुश”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ख़ुश”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “ḳḥush”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House