तेज़

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See also: तेज, तीज, and ताज़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تیز (tēz), from Old Persian (tezh). Cognate with Sanskrit तिज् (tij, “to excite, stir up, instigate”). Compare Punjabi ਤੇਜ਼ (tez).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪eːz/, /t̪eːd͡ʒ/

Adjective

तेज़ • (tez) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling تیز)

  1. sharp
    यह चाक़ू काम के लिए काफ़ी तेज़ है।
    yah cāqū kām ke lie kāfī tez hai.
    This knife is sharp enough for the job.
    उसकी आवाज़ बहुत तेज़ है।
    uskī āvāz bahut tez hai.
    His voice is very sharp/shrill.
  2. (depending on context) fast, brisk, clever, acrid, strong
    मेरी घड़ी तीन मिनट भी तेज़ है।
    merī ghaṛī tīn minaṭ bhī tez hai.
    My watch is three minutes too fast.
    मेरे लिए कुछ तेज़ चाय बनाओ।
    mere lie kuch tez cāy banāo.
    Make some strong tea for me.
    इस तेज़ लड़के के साथ काम करो।
    is tez laṛke ke sāth kām karo.
    Work with this clever boy.

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “tēza”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 291.
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