तल्ख़

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian تلخ (talx), from Middle Persian [script needed] (talx), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tákram.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪əlx/, [t̪ɐlx], /t̪əlkʰ/, [t̪ɐlkʰ]

Adjective[edit]

तल्ख़ (talx) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling تلخ)

  1. bitter, acrimonious (usually of a speech or talk)
    उसने मुझसे बहुत तल्ख़ बात की।
    usne mujhse bahut talx bāt kī.
    He spoke with me bitterly.
  2. bitter, acrid
    Synonym: कड़वा (kaṛvā)

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