लज़ीज़

See also: लज्ज् and लज्जा

Hindi

Alternative forms

लजीज (lajīj), लजीज़ (lajīz) (Hindi terms without nuqta)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (lazīz), from Arabic لَذِيذ (laḏīḏ). Compare Bengali লজিজ (lojij).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lə.ziːz/, [lɐ.ziːz], /lə.d͡ʒiːd͡ʒ/, [lɐ.d͡ʒiːd͡ʒ]
Rhymes: -iːz

Adjective

लज़ीज़ • (lazīz) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لَذِیذ)

tasty, delicious

Synonyms

स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ)
मज़ेदार (mazedār)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “lazīz”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 881

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