तोहफ़ा

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian تحفه (toḥfe). from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic تُحْفَة (tuḥfa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪oːɦ.fɑː/, [t̪oːʱ.fäː], /t̪oːɦ.pʰɑː/, [t̪oːʱ.pʰäː]

Noun

तोहफ़ा (tohfām (Urdu spelling تحفہ)

  1. present
  2. gift
  3. rarity
  4. curiosity

Synonyms

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “tohfa”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “tohfa”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.