फीका

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*phikka),[1] possibly related to Sanskrit फक्क (phakka). Cognate with Punjabi ਫਿੱਕ (phikka), Marathi फिके (phike).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pʰiː.kɑː/, [pʰiː.käː]

Adjective[edit]

फीका (phīkā) (Urdu spelling پھیکا)

  1. washed out, faint, faded
    Antonyms: रंगीन (raṅgīn), रंगीला (raṅgīlā)
    तेरा चेहरा थोड़ा सा फीका लग रहा है।
    terā cehrā thoṛā sā phīkā lag rahā hai.
    You're looking kind of pale.
    (literally, “Your face [complexion] is looking somewhat washed out [in colour].”)
  2. flavourless
    Antonyms: तीखा (tīkhā), तेज़ (tez), स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ)
    अर्सलान हमेशा कितनी फीकी चाय बनाता है।
    arsalān hameśā kitnī phīkī cāy banātā hai.
    Arsalan always makes such flavourless tea.
  3. bland, boring

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press