तल्ख़

तल्ख़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian تلخ‎ (talx), from Middle Persian [script needed] (talx), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tákram.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪əlkʰ/, /t̪əlx/

Adjective

तल्ख़ • (talx)

1. bitter, acrimonious (usually of a speech or talk)

   उसने मुझसे बहुत तल्ख़ बात की।

   usne mujhse bahut talx bāt kī.

   He spoke with me bitterly.

2. bitter, acrid

   Synonym: कड़वा (kaṛvā)

Alternative forms

• तलख़ (talax)