Word Meaning
तुनुक-बख़्शी
tunuk-bakhshī
hinoun
Meaning
Meager bestowal, parsimony, or granting in scant, insufficient measure.
Detailed Meaning
The compound denotes parsimonious or extremely scanty giving, as opposed to liberal benevolence. In the couplet, it portrays the spring raincloud offering mere droplets of dew instead of a generous downpour, leaving the mountain tulips parched and unfulfilled.
Etymology
Persian compound formed from 'tunuk' (slight, delicate, meager) and 'bakhshī' (bestowal, from bakhshīdan).
Usage
In classical Urdu poetry, it is often employed by the poet to lament the beloved's or fate's miserly dispensation of grace.
Examples
The garden withered under the cloud's meager bestowal.
He lamented the wine-bearer's stinginess at the tavern.
Synonyms
बुख़्लकंजूसीकम-अताई
Related Words
तुनुक-मिज़ाजबख़्शिशफ़ैयाज़ी