नमकीन

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نمکین (namakīn), equal to नमक (namak, salt) +‎ -ईन (-īn).

Adjective

नमकीन (namkīn) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نمکین)

  1. salty
    यह संश्लिष्ट नमक नमकीन भी नहीं है!
    yah sañśliṣṭ namak namkīn bhī nahī̃ hai!
    This synthetic salt isn't even salty!

Descendants

  • English: namkeen

See also

Basic tastes in Hindi · स्वाद (svād) (layout · text)
मीठा (mīṭhā) खट्टा (khaṭṭā) नमकीन (namkīn) कड़वा (kaṛvā) तीखा (tīkhā)