ਖਾਹਸ਼

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਖਾਹਿਸ਼ (khāhiś), ਖ਼ਾਹਸ਼ (xāhaś)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خواهش (x(w)âhiš).

Noun

ਖਾਹਸ਼ • (khāhaś) f

1. desire, wish, aspiration, longing

Derived terms

• ਖਾਹਸ਼ਮੰਦ (khāhśamand, “desirous”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਖਾਹਸ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024