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Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /xʊʃ/, /kʰʊʃ/
Adjective
खुश • (xuś) (indeclinable)
- nuqtaless form of ख़ुश (xuś)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خوش (xʷuš, xʷaš). Compare Gujarati ખુશ (khuś), Hindi ख़ुश (xuś), Punjabi ਖੁਸ਼ (khuś) / خوش (khuś).
Pronunciation
Adjective
खुश • (khuś)
- happy
- Synonyms: आनंदी (ānandī), प्रसन्न (prasanna)
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खुश”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “खुश”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “खुश”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).