ठोकना

Hindi

Hindi verb set
ठुकना (ṭhuknā)
ठोकना (ṭhoknā)
ठुकवाना (ṭhukvānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *ठोक्कइ (ṭhŏkkaï). Cognate with Punjabi ਠੋਕਣਾ (ṭhokṇā), Gujarati ઠોકવું (ṭhokvũ), Sindhi ٺوڪَڻُ (ṭhokaṇu) / ठोकणु, Marathi ठोकणे (ṭhokṇe), Odia ଠୁକିବା (ṭhukibā), Bengali ঠোকা (ṭhōka) / ঠুকা (ṭhuka), Nepali ठोक्नु (ṭhoknu). Perhaps related to Hindi टोकना (ṭoknā).

Pronunciation

Verb

ठोकना • (ṭhoknā) (transitive, Urdu spelling ٹھوکنا)

  1. to hammer, drive
    सोने को ठोकनाsone ko ṭhoknāto smith gold
  2. to score
  3. to strike, hit, beat

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • ठोंकना (ṭhõknā)[1]

Descendants

  • English: toco

References

  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ठोकना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha