ठक
Hindi
Etymology
Ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare खट (khaṭ). Cognate with Gujarati ઠક-ઠક (ṭhaka-ṭhak), Marathi ठक-ठक (ṭhak-ṭhak), and Nepali ठक्कर (ṭhakkar, “collision”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʈʰək/, [ʈʰɐk]
Noun
ठक • (ṭhak) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ठक ṭhak |
ठकें ṭhakẽ |
| oblique | ठक ṭhak |
ठकों ṭhakõ |
| vocative | ठक ṭhak |
ठको ṭhako |
Derived terms
- ठक-ठक (ṭhak-ṭhak)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ठक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ṭhakk1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press