तुग़लक़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تغلق (tuğlaq), from Turkic. The second sense derives from Muhammad bin Tughlaq, known for his arbitrary, whimsical decisions.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʊɣ.ləq/, [t̪ʊɣ.lɐq], /t̪ʊɡ.lək/, [t̪ʊɡ.lɐk]

Noun

तुग़लक़ • (tuġlaq) m (Urdu spelling تغلق)

1. the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi sultanate, reigning 1320—1413 CE
2. (idiomatic) a bizarrely capricious, madcap person

Declension

Declension of तुग़लक़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तुग़लक़ tuġlaq	तुग़लक़ tuġlaq
oblique	तुग़लक़ tuġlaq	तुग़लक़ों tuġlaqõ
vocative	तुग़लक़ tuġlaq	तुग़लक़ो tuġlaqo

Derived terms

• तुग़लक़ी फ़रमान (tuġalqī farmān)