जोश

जोश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian جوش‎ (juš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒoːʃ/

Noun

जोश • (joś) m (Urdu spelling جوش‎)

1. enthusiasm, zeal, ardour

   जब वह जोश में आता है तो काम झट से कर लेता है।

   jab vah joś mẽ ātā hai to kām jhaṭ se kar letā hai.

   When he is enthused he does his work all at once.

2. passion, excitement
3. (literally) boiling

Derived terms

• जोशीला (jośīlā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “जोश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 383