तकल्लुफ़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَكَلُّف (takalluf).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.kəl.lʊf/, [t̪ɐ.kɐl.lʊf], /t̪ə.kəl.lʊpʰ/, [t̪ɐ.kɐl.lʊpʰ]

Noun

तकल्लुफ़ • (takalluf) m (Urdu spelling تکلف)

1. formality, primness; taking pains to be respectful

Declension

Declension of तकल्लुफ़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तकल्लुफ़ takalluf	तकल्लुफ़ takalluf
oblique	तकल्लुफ़ takalluf	तकल्लुफ़ों takallufõ
vocative	तकल्लुफ़ takalluf	तकल्लुफ़ो takallufo

Derived terms

• तकल्लुफ़ करना (takalluf karnā)

References

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