तीखा

तीखा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (tikkha), from Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa, “sharp”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪iː.kʰɑː/, [t̪iː.kʰäː]

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Adjective

तीखा • (tīkhā) (Urdu spelling تیکھا‎)

1. pungent, strong (having a strong, often acidic, odor)
2. spicy, hot

   यह पनीर बहुत तीखा है, मेरी नाक इसीलिए बंद हो गई है।

   yah panīr bahut tīkhā hai, merī nāk isīlie band ho gaī hai.

   This cheese is very spicy, and I am unable to breathe because of it.

   Synonym: मिर्ची (mircī)

3. sharp, piercing
4. high, shrill (high-pitched)

Declension

Declension of तीखा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	तीखा tīkhā	तीखे tīkhe	तीखी tīkhī	तीखी tīkhī
oblique	तीखे tīkhe	तीखे tīkhe	तीखी tīkhī	तीखी tīkhī
vocative	तीखे tīkhe	तीखे tīkhe	तीखी tīkhī	तीखी tīkhī

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “तीखा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tīkṣṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press