मज़ाक़

Hindi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic مَذَاق (maḏāq).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.zɑːq/, [mɐ.zäːq], /mə.d͡ʒɑːk/, [mɐ.d͡ʒäːk]

Noun

मज़ाक़ • (mazāq) m (Urdu spelling مذاق)

1. fun, joke

   मैं उसका बुरा मज़ाक़ बरदाश्त नहीं करूंगा।

   ma͠i uskā burā mazāq bardāśt nahī̃ karūṅgā.

   I will not tolerate his bad joke.

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मज़ाक़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.