दिल्लगी

Hindi

Etymology

दिल (dil) +‎ लगी (lagī). Compare आँख-लगी (ā̃kh-lagī).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɪl.lə.ɡiː/, [d̪ɪl.lɐ.ɡiː]

Noun

दिल्लगी • (dillagī) f (Urdu spelling دل لگی)

  1. application of heart or mind
  2. attention (to)
  3. inclination
  4. fun, joking
    यह कोई दिल्लगी नहीं है
    yah koī dillagī nahī̃ hai
    This is no joking matter
  5. making fun of, poking fun
  6. attachment, friendship

Declension
Declension of दिल्लगी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct दिल्लगी
dillagī		 दिल्लगियाँ
dillagiyā̃
oblique दिल्लगी
dillagī		 दिल्लगियों
dillagiyõ
vocative दिल्लगी
dillagī		 दिल्लगियो
dillagiyo

Derived terms
  • दिल्लगीबाज़ (dillagībāz, “a joker”)
  • दिल्लगीबाज़ी (dillagībāzī, “light-heartedness”)

References
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