तीखा

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Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (tikkha), from Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa, “sharp”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪iː.kʰɑː/,
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Adjective

तीखा • (tīkhā) (Urdu spelling تِیْکھا)

pungent, strong (having a strong, often acidic, odor)
spicy, hot
Synonym: मिर्ची (mircī)

यह पनीर बहुत तीखा है, मेरी नाक इसीलिए बंद हो गई है।
yah panīr bahut tīkhā hai, merī nāk isīlie band ho gaī hai.
This cheese is very spicy, and I am unable to breathe because of it.
sharp, piercing
high, shrill (high-pitched)

Declension

Declension of तीखा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	तीखा tīkhā	तीखे tīkhe	तीखी tīkhī	तीखी tīkhī
oblique	तीखे tīkhe	तीखे tīkhe	तीखी tīkhī	तीखी tīkhī
vocative	तीखे tīkhe	तीखे tīkhe	तीखी tīkhī	तीखी tīkhī

Derived terms

तीखापन (tīkhāpan)

See also

Basic tastes in Hindi · स्वाद (svād) (layout · text)

मीठा (mīṭhā)	खट्टा (khaṭṭā)	नमकीन (namkīn)	कड़वा (kaṛvā)	तीखा (tīkhā)

References

Platts, John T. (1884) “तीखा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tīkṣṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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