ऐश (aish)
noun
A colloquial word centered on living it up and enjoying life's comforts, most alive today in the phrase ऐश करना (aish karnaa) and the compound ऐश-आराम (aish-aaraam).
Sense
1
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luxury, pleasure, enjoyment, comfortable living
noun, feminine Most commonly seen inside the verb phrase ऐश करना (aish karnaa, 'to enjoy/live it up') rather than standing alone as a plain object of other verbs.
Synonyms: आराम (aaraam), मज़ा (mazaa), भोग-विलास (bhog-vilaas, formal), ऐश-ओ-आराम (aish-o-aaraam, fixed phrase)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: ऐश (aish) carries a slightly cheeky, indulgent flavor in everyday Delhi speech -- friends tease each other with lines like ऐश कर रहे हो? (aish kar rahe ho, 'living the good life, are you?') when someone is relaxing while others work. It pairs naturally with आराम (aaraam) in the common combo ऐश-आराम (aish-aaraam), 'creature comforts.'
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often try to use ऐश (aish) as a generic word for 'happiness,' but it specifically implies indulgent, carefree enjoyment or luxury, not just any happy feeling -- खुशी (khushii) is the word for plain happiness. 2) The set phrase ऐश करना (aish karnaa) is used almost like a single unit meaning 'to live the good life' or 'to have a blast' -- learners sometimes try to modify ऐश (aish) with adjectives the way they would a regular noun, which sounds odd; it works best in this fixed collocation.
Sample Sentences:
आजकल तो तू बड़ी ऐश कर रहा है!
These days you're really living it up!
(aajkal to too badii aish kar rahaa hai!)
छुट्टियों में हमने खूब ऐश की।
During the holidays, we really indulged in luxury.
(chhuttiyon men hamne khoob aish kii।)
क्या ऐश कर रहे हो, यार, हम यहाँ काम में डूबे हैं और तुम आराम फरमा रहे हो।
Living the good life, are you, buddy? We're drowning in work here and you're just relaxing.
(kyaa aish kar rahe ho, yaar, ham yahaan kaam men doobe hain aur tum aaraam pharmaa rahe ho।)
पैसा हाथ में आते ही वह ऐश करने लगा।
As soon as money came into his hands, he started living in luxury.
(paisaa haath men aate hii vah aish karne lagaa।)
रिटायरमेंट के बाद वह बस ऐश-आराम की ज़िंदगी जीना चाहता है।
After retirement, he just wants to live a life of creature comforts.
(ritaayarment ke baad vah bas aish-aaraam kii zindgii jiinaa chaahtaa hai।)
अगर लॉटरी लग जाती तो हम भी ऐश करते।
If we had won the lottery, we too would have lived it up.
(agar lotrii lag jaatii to ham bhii aish karte।)
बेटा, इतनी ऐश मत कर, थोड़ा पढ़ाई पर भी ध्यान दे।
Son, don't indulge so much in comfort, pay some attention to your studies too.
(betaa, itnii aish mat kar, thodaa padhaaii par bhii dhyaan de।)
कंपनी के खर्चे पर अफ़सर विदेश में ऐश करते पाए गए।
The officers were caught enjoying a life of luxury abroad at the company's expense.
(kampnii ke kharche par afsar videsh men aish karte paae gae।)
शायद वह पैसे बचाकर विदेश में ऐश करना चाहता हो।
Maybe he wants to save money and live in luxury abroad.
(shaayad vah paise bachaakar videsh men aish karnaa chaahtaa ho।)
सारा दिन ऐश करने के बाद उसे शाम को काम याद आया।
After a whole day of indulgence, he remembered his work in the evening.
(saaraa din aish karne ke baad use shaam ko kaam yaad aayaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
ऐश
(aish)
(sg.f.oblique):
ऐश
(aish)
(pl.f.direct):
ऐशें
(aishen)
(pl.f.oblique):
ऐशों
(aishon)