تلخ

See also: ثلج‎, بلح‎, and بلخ‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (talx), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tákram, compare Sanskrit तक्र (tákra, “buttermilk mixed with water”) [1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tælx/

Adjective

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, page 611-612
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