लज़ीज़

See also: लज्ज् and लज्जा

Hindi

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لذیذ (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)

1. 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