फीका

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*phikka),[1] possibly related to Sanskrit फक्क (phakka). Cognate with Punjabi ਫਿੱਕ (phikka), Marathi फिके (phike).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pʰiː.kɑː/, [pʰiː.käː]

Adjective

फीका • (phīkā) (Urdu spelling پھیکا)

  1. washed out, faint, faded
    Antonyms: रंगीन (raṅgīn), रंगीला (raṅgīlā)
    तेरा चेहरा थोड़ा सा फीका लग रहा है।
    terā cehrā thoṛā sā phīkā lag rahā hai.
    You're looking kind of pale.
    (literally, “Your face [complexion] is looking somewhat washed out [in colour].”)
  2. flavourless
    Antonyms: तीखा (tīkhā), तेज़ (tez), स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ)
    अर्सलान हमेशा कितनी फीकी चाय बनाता है।
    arsalān hameśā kitnī phīkī cāy banātā hai.
    Arsalan always makes such flavourless tea.
  3. bland, boring

Declension
Declension of फीका (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct फीका
phīkā		 फीके
phīke		 फीकी
phīkī		 फीकी
phīkī
oblique फीके
phīke		 फीके
phīke		 फीकी
phīkī		 फीकी
phīkī
vocative फीके
phīke		 फीके
phīke		 फीकी
phīkī		 फीकी
phīkī

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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