ख़फ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خفه (xafa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /xə.fɑː/, [xɐ.fäː], /kʰə.pʰɑː/, [kʰɐ.pʰäː]

Adjective

ख़फ़ा • (xafā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling خفہ)

1. displeased, irked

   Synonym: नाराज़ (nārāz)

   देश अपने नेताओं से ख़फ़ा हो गया है।

   deś apne netāõ se xafā ho gayā hai.

   The country has become displeased with its leaders.

References

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