दिल्लगी

Hindi

Etymology

दिल (dil) +‎ लगी (lagī). Compare आँख-लगी (ā̃kh-lagī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪl.lə.ɡiː/, [d̪ɪl.lɐ.ɡiː]

Noun

दिल्लगी • (dillagī) f (Urdu spelling دل لگی)

1. application of heart or mind
2. attention (to)
3. inclination
4. fun, joking

   यह कोई दिल्लगी नहीं है

   yah koī dillagī nahī̃ hai

   This is no joking matter

5. making fun of, poking fun
6. attachment, friendship

Declension

Declension of दिल्लगी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दिल्लगी dillagī	दिल्लगियाँ dillagiyā̃
oblique	दिल्लगी dillagī	दिल्लगियों dillagiyõ
vocative	दिल्लगी dillagī	दिल्लगियो dillagiyo

Derived terms

• दिल्लगीबाज़ (dillagībāz, “a joker”)
• दिल्लगीबाज़ी (dillagībāzī, “light-heartedness”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दिल्लगी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 497