तख़ल्लुस

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic تَخَلُّص (taḵalluṣ), from the root خ ل ص (ḵ l ṣ, related to making pure).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ə.xəl.lʊs/, [t̪ɐ.xɐl.lʊs], /t̪ə.kʰəl.lʊs/, [t̪ɐ.kʰɐl.lʊs]

Noun[edit]

तख़ल्लुस (taxallusm (Urdu spelling تخلص)

  1. pseudonym, especially as used by Urdu and Persian poets
    Hypernym: उपनाम (upnām)

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