تلخ

See also: ثلج, بلح, and بلخ

Persian

Alternative forms

• تهل (tahl) (dialectal, Kazerun)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [talx]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰälx]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰælx]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰälχ]

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

• تلخی (talxī)

References

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