भभका bhabhkā

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919	On this site
c	ch
ś	śh
ṣ	ṣh
r̥	r̥i

A few reading pointers:

ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Pomp, ostentation, tawdry.
Flare, blaze.

Usual translation

pomp and show

Origin of the definition

भभका Bhabhka Pomp/show.

भभका. Show off; Splendour display.

भड़क bhaṛaka bhaṛak (nf) gaud; show, pomp, ostentation, tawdry (generally used in this sense as the second member in the compound तड़क-भड़क); flare; blaze; ~दार gaudy, showy; ostentatious.

H بهڙك भड़क bhaṛak [S. स्फर = स्फुर+क; cf. also S. भर्ग], s.f. Splendour, glitter, flash, blaze; show, pomp, parade, pageantry; burst, explosion; flame; burst of anger, paroxysm, rage, fury; perturbation, agitation, alarm; starting; shying (of a horse); start, shy; quivering, throb, pulsation, twitch, &c.: — bhaṛak-dār, adj. Splendid, shining, glittering, blazing, refulgent.