ताउसी tāusī

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 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

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.

طاؤسي · fa · adj.

Earlier definition

Definition

Of or relating to the peacock.
Adorned with peacock's feathers, or with jewels, &c.
Resembling a peacock's tail (as a throne).

Usual translation

  1. peacock

Origin of the definition

P طاؤسي t̤āʼūsī (fr. t̤āʼūs), adj. Of or relating to the peacock; adorned with peacock's feathers, or with jewels, &c. to resemble a peacock's tail (as a throne); — s.f. A kind of ornamental handwriting.

Created
Tuesday 11 July 2023
Updated
Monday 17 June 2024