تلخ

See also: ثلج, بلح, and بلخ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian t’hl’ (taxl), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tákram, compare Sanskrit तक्र (tákra, “buttermilk mixed with water”).[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰälx]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [t̪ʰälx]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [t̪ʰälx]

Readings
Classical reading? talx
Dari reading? talx
Iranian reading? talx
Tajik reading? talx

Adjective
Dari تلخ
Iranian Persian
Tajik талх

تلخ • (talx)

  1. bitter

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 611-612

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تلخ (talx).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪əl̪x/, /t̪əl̪əx/

Adjective

تلخ • (talx, talax) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling तल्ख़)

  1. bitter, distasteful
    Synonyms: کڑوا (kaṛvā), بدمزہ (badmazā)

Derived terms

References
  • “تلخ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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