तीखा

Hindi

adj
Definitions
  • pungent, strong having a strong, often acidic, odor
  • spicy, hot
  • sharp, piercing
  • high, shrill high-pitched

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 derived from Sanskrit तीक्ष्ण (sharp) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (be sharp, pierce, prick, stab, stick, poke, peak, pointy, punctureVerb, goad, stabVerb, pointed) root from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tayǰ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-Iranian

*tayǰ-

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