गुस्ताख़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گستاخ (gustāx), from Middle Persian wstʾhw' (wistāx, “confident, bold”), from wistāxw, from Old Persian [script needed] (*vistāhuva-).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊs.t̪ɑːx/, [ɡʊs.t̪äːx], /ɡʊs.t̪ɑːkʰ/, [ɡʊs.t̪äːkʰ]

Adjective

गुस्ताख़ • (gustāx) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گستاخ)

1. rude, arrogant
2. presumptuous, impudent

Related terms

• गुस्ताख़ाना (gustāxānā)
• गुस्ताख़ी (gustāxī)

References

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