टेढ़ा ṭeṛhā
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.
| 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.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Curved, bent, oblique, skew.
Difficult, intricate.
Usual translation
- twisting
Origin of the definition
टेढ़ा ṭēṛhā ṭeṛḥa: (a) curved; bent; oblique; skew; difficult; intricate; ~ई/पन curvature; bend; obliquity; intricacy; skewness; —मामला an intricate case/affair; -मेढ़ा crooked/zigzag, irregular; —पड़ना to become difficult; to assume a rigid attitude; टेढ़ी आँख/नज़र से देखना to cast an angry glance, to look wrathfully; टेढ़ी खीर a hard nut to crack, difficult job, टेढ़ी-सीधी कहना/सुनाना to scold roundly, to reproach.
टेढ़ा ṭeṛhā [*treḍḍha-], adj. 1. crooked; bent; twisted, twisting; zigzag; awry. 2. slanting; diagonal. 3. unfavourable, adverse; ill-tempered, cross; intractable; rude. 4. difficult, complicated; vexatious.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
26 occurrences
In 19 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
36 occurrences
In 19 on 1112 murlis
Mamma
3 occurrences
In 2 on 122 murlis
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- Sunday 6 November 2022
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