नाजुक

See also: नाज़ुक

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَازُک (nāzuk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.d͡ʑuk/, [na.d͡ʑuːk]
• Rhymes: -uk
• Hyphenation: ना‧जुक

Adjective

नाजुक • (nājuk) (indeclinable)

1. delicate, tender
   • 1969, “सांग कधी कळणार तुला [sāṅga kadhī kaḷṇār tulā]”, in मधुसूदन कालेलकर (lyrics), एन. दत्ता [en. dattā] (music), अपराध [aprādh], performed by महेंद्र कपूर [mahendra kapūr], performed by सुमन कल्याणपूर [suman kalyāṇpūr]:

     गंधित, नाजुक पानांमधुनी सूर छेडिते अलगद कोणी

     gandhit, nājuk pānāmmadhunī sūr cheḍite algad koṇī

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नाजुक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies