ज़ायक़ा
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ذائقه (zâ'iqa), from Arabic ذَائِقَة (ḏāʔiqa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /zɑːj.qɑː/, [zäːj.qäː], /d͡ʒɑːj.kɑː/, [d͡ʒäːj.käː]
Noun
ज़ायक़ा • (zāyqā) m (Urdu spelling ذائقہ)
- taste
- Synonym: स्वाद (svād)
Declension
Declension of ज़ायक़ा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ज़ायक़ा zāyqā | ज़ायक़े zāyqe |
| oblique | ज़ायक़े zāyqe | ज़ायक़ों zāyqõ |
| vocative | ज़ायक़े zāyqe | ज़ायक़ो zāyqo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “zāyqā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 369